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  "textContent": "Over two decades, medical care improvements have increased health spans in the U.S. by 1.3 years and medical spending by $234,000 per person over their lifetime—or about $182,000 per additional healthy year of life gained—when measured from birth. These are among the key findings in a new in-depth national study published today in Value in Health.",
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