HEALTH CARE: $7,000 AND RISING

In spite of declining health care quality and limited access issues that are well documented (millions with no insurance) America's health care costs continue to climb.


The numbers presented in the accompanying graph show per capita costs in 2003. But according to the journal Health Affair, per capita costs for American health care rose to $7,026 in 2006, which is by far the highest in world - and much higher than earlier reports.

- Mark