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Managing healthcare costs in the US
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Hospital admissions for severe heart attacks and strokes have fallen sharply.
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Amy Finkelstein
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(NYTIMES) - Cutting waste while preserving critically important treatment is the holy grail of healthcare policy.
One of the pandemic's startling effects is that despite the overwhelming need for Covid-19 treatments and vaccinations, spending on healthcare in the United States has declined sharply.

