August 30, 2006
AMA quote attributable to:
Cecil B Wilson, MD
AMA Board Chair
"This Harvard study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows what physicians have long known: spending on health care services is a good investment.
"According to this new study, the benefits of health care spending have significantly increased the average life expectancy of Americans. Medical advances and improved health care have led to reduced occurrences of heart disease, death in infants and fatalities from cancer.
"The study's primary conclusion echoes AMA findings that the return on health care spending remains high."
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