Tracking health care costs: inflation returns.

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Health Tracking Health AffairsVol. 19, No. 6 Tracking Health Care Costs: Inflation ReturnsChristopher Hogan, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Jon R. Gabel AffiliationsChristopher Hogan is president of Direct Research, LLC, a small health services research consulting firm in Vienna, Virginia, and a consultant to the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) in Washington, D.C. Paul Ginsburg is president of HSC. Jon Gabel is vice-president of health systems studies at the Health Research and Educational Trust, also in Washington.PUBLISHED:November/December 2000No Accesshttps://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.19.6.217AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextView PDFPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions View articleTOPICSPremiumsCosts and spendingPrivate health insuranceHealth care providersCost growthInsurance providersPrescription drug costsMarketsHospital costsHealth services Loading Comments... 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