In addition to the expense of buying the commercial time, Thomas Harpointner says there are additional costs that many forget.

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"It's estimated that the average commuter in our region, congestion costs that person in excess of $1000 per year in lost time."

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"At the same time cuts costs, the waste,the fraud,the duplication, endemic to our system and at the same time it covers 31 million people.

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As for cost,Dr.Miller says patients with a heart pump spend less time in a hospital and have lower hospital costs than patients with severe heart disease.

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Even though the recession has forced a drop in the amount it costs to buy commercials in the big game for just the second time in history, they are still the most expensive on television.

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In 2007,expenditures on health care totaled about one-sixth of the entire U.S.economy, and even top congressional leaders acknowledge that attempting to rein in health-care costs while at the same time expanding health-insurance coverage is a daunting task.

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