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CARE COST
PRESENTATION BY
RANJUSHA R
MHA, AIMS
Increasingly Expensive Medical
Technology
The increasing use of technology in medicine
clearly is driving up the cost of health care.
The problem is that both patients and physicians
perceive technology as offering substantial
value to medical care, and often it undeniably
does so.
A Rapidly Aging Population
Old people use a lot of health care resources, because
the aging process even in the best of circumstances is
accompanied by health problems.