"The spending predictions reported to date are so divergent that it seems who is reading the tea leaves matters as much as the pattern left on the bottom of the cup. But regardless of which view you favor, it is likely that the ultimate trajectory will be determined by four forces that are moving inexorably, like tectonic plates, to shape the future landscape of American health care. [1] Health Care Reform ... [2] Information Asymmetry ... [3] Cost-Sharing ... [4] Innovation."  MORE >>