Today, fewer people are paying the full cost of hospital stays because of the coverage expansions. In 2014, out-of-pocket spending on hospital services declined by 4.1 percent, down from an increase of 4.7 percent in 2013. In contrast, out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climbed by 2.7 percent, up from a decline of 3.7 percent in 2013. Growth in per-enrollee Medicaid spending fell in 2014.
Kamikaze feminist throws herself in front of King Georgeâs galloping horse, 1913
Figure skater Dorothy Hamill captured Olympic gold and the hearts of a nation in 1976 with her signature Hamill camel spin, her modest skirted costumes and a haircut that went viral: the wedge. Hamill, 54, is a breast cancer survivor.