HKS Affiliated Authors
Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, FAS
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March 25, 2026, Opinion: "The growth of health care spending in the United States seems to have permanently slowed thanks in part to technological advances making medical treatments cheaper and more effective, according to a paper discussed at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) conference on March 27."
Citations
Cutler, David M., and Lev Klarnet. “Has the United States Bent the Health Care Cost Curve?” Brookings Institution. March 25, 2026.