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Rising health costs strain economy and policy debate
The piece surveys rising health care spending from 3.5 billion in 1929 to about 200 billion this year, driven by Medicare and Medicaid, hospital bills, and insurer payments. It quotes ex AMA executive James Sammons and AB L I O leaders on potential national health program vs cost containment, noting wage costs and defensive medical practices as factors under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Sammons
American Medical Association
American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Social Security Department
Bert Seidman
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
H.E
Karen Davis
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Califano
President Carter
Carter
Robert Derzon
Health Care Financing Administration
Derzon
Michael D. Bromberg
The
Federation of American Hospitals
Bromberg
Senate
Kennedy
House
Paul Rogers
Florida
Ways and Means Committee