Altarum?s Health Sector Economic Indicators reports offer timely analysis of health sector employment, spending and prices. The reports, published monthly, address gaps in health macroeconomic data and get real-time information into the hands of economic forecasters and analysts. February?s reports will be released to the media on Thursday, February 9 and will be available for download on the Altarum Institute web site at www.altarum.org/healthindicators.

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Altarum Institute (www.altarum.org) integrates objective research and client-centered consulting skills to deliver comprehensive, systems-based solutions that improve health and health care. Advisory nonprofit serving clients in the public and private sectors, Altarum employs more than 400 individuals and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. with additional offices in the Washington, D.C. area; Sacramento, Calif.; Atlanta, Ga.; Portland, Maine; and San Antonio, Texas.