The Top Physician and Consumer eHealth Marketing Trends of 2006

: "The Top Physician and Consumer eHealth Marketing Trends of 2006
Manhattan Research to Host Webinar on February 1 Revealing Insights into the Year Ahead

NEW YORK, NY � January 17, 2006 � Manhattan Research, a healthcare marketing information and services firm, today revealed the top trends for ehealth marketers to consider in 2006. The insights are based on comprehensive research studies conducted in the U.S. and in Europe over the past ten years. These market trends will be discussed in a free webinar on February 1st at 2:00pm (EST), and attendees will receive The Year Ahead: eHealth Marketing Trends in 2006 (details below)."

Record Share Of Economy Is Spent on Health Care

Record Share Of Economy Is Spent on Health Care: "Record Share Of Economy Is Spent on Health Care - registration required
By Marc Kaufman and Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, January 10, 2006; Page A01
Rising health care costs, already threatening many basic industries, now consume 16 percent of the nation's economic output -- the highest proportion ever, the government said yesterday in its latest calculation.
The nation's health care bill continued to grow substantially faster than inflation and wages, increasing by almost 8 percent in 2004, the most recent year with near-final numbers."