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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCost of medical care in June climbed 0.7%, highest gain since 2010
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htmThe cost of seeing the doctor or going to the hospital for Americans has been rising steadily throughout the year, never declining in negative percentage as other measures of inflation sometimes do (up 4.3% for the past 12 months).
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Cost of medical care in June climbed 0.7%, highest gain since 2010 (Original Post)
brentspeak
Jul 2012
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LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)1. That's quite a bit better than the rate of increase for employers
Employers will like see another year of more than 8% increase medical trend this year. Medicare increases have been consistently lower than employer increases year after year
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)2. Another day in neoCorporateAmerica. nt
xchrom
(108,903 posts)3. +1.
ananda
(28,780 posts)4. I wish we had a government that would..
.. regulate and control prices.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)5. Kick. nt