The Hill News

A year ago President Obama signed health care reform into law. Political debate continues, even as the business of implementing reform marches on. Both elements need reliable and complete information if the best choices are to be made for America. But official health care figures are incomplete. 

A number of important health-related costs are currently not captured by official statistics. Putting these into the picture not only offers a richer sense of the challenges facing US consumers, but also has important implications for the US economy.

Our research over recent months* offers striking evidence that health care gobbles up much more of consumers' discretionary income than was previously reported.

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