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Title

The Link Between Health Care and Education

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

7-12-2016

Abstract

Excerpt:

Today nearly 90 percent of people have health insurance. But costs have yet to come down. The majority of Oregon employers saw premium increases of between 10 and 33 percent in 2016.

Why is health care still so expensive? Sarah Sweitzer, PhD, dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Portland’s Concordia University, says spending will continue to rise until the country starts taking a populationlevel approach to health and wellness.

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