Learning Links

Visit the Wellness Councils of America at http://www.welcoa.org/ and click on one of the articles under “Latest News.” Read the article and determine what impact the information may have on health care expenditures.

Visit the Consumers Union at http://www.consumersunion.org/. Click on “Health Care,” and read some of the articles and press releases. What issues are being presented that relate to controlling health care costs? How are average Americans being affected by rising health care costs?

Visit the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at http://www.ahcpr.gov/. Click on “MEPS” under “Data & Surveys.” Read the findings from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Then return to the home page, scroll down, and click on “Managed Care,” then on “AHCPR Research About Managed Care.” What are some of the important conclusions of these studies?

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