>On Apr 19, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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>>Marta Russell wrote:
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>>The most recent data for California health expenditures
>><<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/nhestatehealthaccountstables.pdf>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/nhestatehealthaccountstables.pdf>
>>was $126 billion in 2000. If that's increased in line with national
>>expenditures, that was probably about $170 billion in 2004. So,
>>$1.4 billion is 0.8% of the total. Big damn deal, eh?
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>Nonchalance is left to the health care-privileged.
0.8%. What more can I say?
Doug