Annual growth in total Medicare spending averaged 4.1% between 2010 and 2014, compared to 9.0% between 2000 and 2010, based on data from OACT, despite growth in the number of beneficiaries and increases in health care costs over these years (Figure 3) .
bowfin - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America. Amia calva, dogfish, grindle. ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering. Amia, genus Amia - type genus of the Amiidae.
The northern snakehead is a large fish that has a long body with a mottled, snake-like pattern. (U.S. Geological Survey Archive/Bugwood.org). The northern snakehead is a large, long fish with a mottled, snake-like pattern.It lives in the Potomac River and its local creeks and streams. It is an invasive species.he northern snakehead is a large fish that has a long body with a mottled, snake-like pattern. (U.S. Geological Survey Archive/Bugwood.org). The northern snakehead is a large, long fish with a mottled, snake-like pattern.