Sunday, March 18, 2007
About Health Care - IBD Editorial
Should we know about this?
"...increasing at their lowest rate in nearly a decade."
"Slowed for the third straight year"...
"...increasing at their lowest rate in nearly a decade."
"Slowed for the third straight year"...
An Investor's Business Daily editorial says:
"Yet when you read the report, there's actually good news in it. For example:
'Health care spending growth in the United States slowed for the third straight year in 2005, increasing 6.9%. This marks the slowest growth rate in health spending since 1999, when enrollment in more tightly managed care plans peaked.' And further slowing is expected when 2006 data are available.
Normally, such a trend would be treated as good news. But if the mainstream media mentioned this news at all, which mostly they didn't, it was quickly followed with a 'yes, but' comment. The Post, for instance, took pains to note that 'the projected decelerations didn't impress outside experts.'"
