Related Research


Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research


External link:* http://www.iom.edu/?ID=71025

Recommended national priorities for research questions to be addressed by comparative-effectiveness research and supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds

Author: Institute of Medicine

Related numbers to fix: $1.65 Trillion, $300 Billion, $600 Billion, 17 years, 75 Percent

National Health Expenditures 2007 Highlights


External link:* http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/02_NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.asp#TopOfPage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services highlights what the U.S. spent on healthcare in 2007.

Author: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Related numbers to fix: $1.65 Trillion, $2.2 Trillion

Costs of Chronic Disease


External link:* http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/overview.htm#2

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details how the US cannot effectively address escalating health care costs without addressing the problem of chronic diseases.

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Related numbers to fix: $1.65 Trillion, 75 Percent
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