Controlling Health Care Costs
The United States spends more on health care than any other wealthy nation. How can we ensure that care in the U.S. is affordable for individuals, families, and government?
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Controlling Health Care Costs
Who Will Pay for COVID-19 Hospital Care: Looking at Payers Across States
The distribution of the reimbursed cost of COVID-19 hospital care among payment sources varies across states and over time because of variations in policy and the changing epidemiology of the disease.
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