Costs Articles:

Elephants in the Health Care Room

Health care costs, whether paid for by private or tax-payer money, are about to collide with several elephants standing in line in the health care room.

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Are You Eating Green?

The average processed food travels 1500 miles before it is consumed. On top of that, individuals in the U.S. are consuming 1000 to 1500 more calories per day of this garbage than they should, making themselves fat while raising health care costs for everyone.

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Americans Spent $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine in 2007

Americans spent $34 billion out-of-pocket dollars on natural approaches for health improvement in 2007. This represents 1.5% of the $2.2 trillion spent on health care each year in the U.S. However, it represents 11% of the out-of-pocket spending. Thirty-eight percent of Americans use some form of alternative therapy. About $14.8 billion was spent on non-vitamin, non-mineral natural products such as fish oil and glucosamine.

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