Nation's health spending rises, but not so much

January 6th, 2009 By KEVIN FREKING , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.



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