David Whelan, other Forbes contributors, and I will be debating how severe the health cost crisis is, and what should be done about it.

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There is no word on what the cost of a combination treatment will be should it succeed in larger trials.

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Three million U.S. employees have now been shifted to high-deductible plans, often saving their employers on premiums, but patients who now bear more cost still don't get enough information about what they should be paying for services and procedures.

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The missed free throws, the blown boxouts, cost them what should have been a victory, and they realize things would be a whole lot different if they were coming home tied at two games apiece instead of trailing the Chicago Bulls 3-1.

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It may be clear that the cost of wiping out an entire species of beetle would be high, but what value should be attached to the extermination of a few hundred bugs?

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The student that is going to apply early decision should, along with the parents, get a sense of what the net cost will be before the application is even started, and have a solid understanding of what the family can afford.

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