Several years after the ACA ("Obamacare") passed, healthcare costs continue to rise in America. The question of why -- and, perhaps more importantly, how much of these costs should be covered by the government -- continue to spark intense political debate.
New research funded by the Gates Foundation and led by Joseph Dieleman of the University of Washington may shed some light on this issue. The researchers investigated global patterns of healthcare spending, and their results are published in The Lancet.
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