ADVISORY/Increase in Health Care Spending Slows.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998-- TOPIC: The national bill for health care spending increased by less than five percent last year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Health Care Financing Administration's annual report. Spending growth has slowed in the past three years, and the 4.8 percent rise in 1997 is the smallest since statistics on spending were first kept in 1960. However, the government predicts that health care spending will increase further in the coming years. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Marla J. Orth is chief executive officer of Landmark Health Care, Inc. and is an expert in healthcare financing. Clara Webb Kinner is vice president of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. at Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. , and can speak about managed care industry trends and health care trends. Judyth Lynn Twigg is a professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University Formed by a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968, VCU has a medical school that is home to the nation's oldest organ transplant program. and studies health care financing innovations. -0- ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. Journalists seeking to interview any of these experts can obtain contact information by visiting the ExpertSource website: http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Virtual Press Club provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com) for more information. |
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