Healthcare costs growth slows to snail’s pace

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The Obama administration hyped healthcare spending rates for the last 12 months, noting that the increase is the lowest in the last 50 years. Hospital readmissions dropped as well, and the growth rate for premiums on employer-sponsored plans was clipped at 3 percent. In addition, price tags on state-sponsored health insurance rates are coming in well below projections in many states. Read more at the link below.

White House touts slow increase in health care costs

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