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Why Did Health Spending Slow Down Before It Sped Up?
John Goodman's Health Policy Blog 
[Opinion] May 12, 2014
"It's too soon for ObamaCare to have resulted in a big boost in spending. And the previous slowdown was underway over a decade. Over the longer period, what does track the slowdown very closely are three other developments: the growth of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), the growth of Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) and the general trend toward higher deductibles. All three changes mean that patients are paying more medical bills out of their own pockets. And that has produced profound changes[.]"
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