Rising Costs of Health Care

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Published January 19, 2014 at 2:24 PM EST

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The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published an article by David Chokshi, M.D., M.Sc., about the public health challenges faced by the federal government. Dr. Chokshi discusses the rising costs of health care. Dr. Chokshi is a physician in the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington and a 2012-13 White House Fellow.

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Costs of Care (old) Healthcare Policy & Public Health Journal of the American Medical Association

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