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Rising medical costs spark national health debate
The piece chronicles spiraling health care costs across the United States, from rising hospital visit fees in Massachusetts to costly care for a burned worker in Washington. It highlights insurance, hospital efficiency, and manpower shortages as major factors, and cites HEW officials urging broad reforms and planning to curb the trend.
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Harold M. Schmeck Jr
New York Times
Washington
Massachusetts
D.C
West Virginia
America
Mississippi
H. Jack Geiger
Tufts- New England Medical Center
United States
Lowell Institute
Congress
Wilbur J. Cohen
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Cohen
Cohen’s Department
American Hospital Association
Johnson
Gorham
William Gorham
John A. Barr
Graduate School of Business
Northwestern University
Eli Ginzber
Columbia University
Ginzberg
Scott Fleming
Kaiser Foundation
Oak
Medicare
Ken
Neth Williamson
New York City