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The burden of skyrocketing healthcare costs is hitting State and Local Governments hard

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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It's no secret that healthcare costs in the U.S. have skyrocketed in recent years, and unfortunately this is one troubling trend that's likely to continue for a while. However, if something isn't done, Moody's expects healthcare costs to send some serious ripple effects across the nation's economy.

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Although the firm didn't specifically advocate for public healthcare, its study reveals some eye-opening data which illustrates the key differences between healthcare in the U.S. and healthcare in its peer countries. In short, the U.S. spends a lot more on healthcare without any material benefit, and there's one key difference that could be to blame for much of that higher spending.

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.