New Technology is Driving up Healthcare Costs

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Our nation should consider reforming the patent system so monopolies cannot be created

February 17, 2010 -- According to a landmark study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, medical technology costs are the primary driver of healthcare inflation.

The best studies show that only two strategies are likely to control costs over the long term. Now it’s up to the public to decide whether we should ration medical treatments or call a halt to new technology that holds the promise of even more miracle cures in the future. Only one or the other, or some of both, will save America from economic ruin.

http://www.thelundreport.org/resource/new_technology_is_driving_up_healthcare_costs