Public Health Services and Systems Research

As a nation, our healthcare costs are remarkably higher than those of any other nation on a per capita basis per year, and in total constitute 17% and more than $2.5 trillion of our national economy. Continued growth, faster than our gross domestic product, comes with great negative consequences on the nation's financial security and loss of quality of life. 1 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesNational health expenditures, 2010...