2008 predictions for trends in health care

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As costs and the numbers of uninsured keep trending upward, health care has emerged as the most important domestic issue of 2008.

Here are PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute’s predictions for the top eight health industry issues of the coming year:

•Asia is poised to become the world’s largest pharmaceutical consumer and producer.

•A surge in the number of retail health clinics, such as those in drug stores, will force states, payers and policymakers to think about the best ways to deliver primary care.

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