Medicare Part D - Health Care Spending to Double to $4.3 Trillion by 2017;
Health Care Spending to Double to $4.3 Trillion by 2017; Boomers Drive Medicare (Senior Journal)
Feb. 26, 2008 The cost of health care in the U.S. is expected to continue to outpace inflation and gobble up more of the nation s gross domestic product (GDP), according to an analysts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Senate passes Indian health legislation (Helena Independent Record)
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate overwhelmingly agreed Tuesday to renew long-overdue Indian health legislation that would fund medical services through 2017 and improve the quality of care provided in Indian Country.