7 states with the highest healthcare costsThe Motley Fool
had the highest percentages of reported cost concern. but residents in a group of mostly northeastern and midwestern states were among the least likely to report skipping appointments because of health care costs. here are the states where residents are least likely to miss appointments because of ...
In this graphic, we map out the top 10 U.S. states with the highest annual cost of living in 2024. The cost of living figures are based on data calculated byForbes Advisor. Calculating Cost of Living To calculate the cost of living in each state, Forbes Advisor calculated annual expenses...
In all, the CDC estimates obesity costs the U.S. health care system approximately $173 billion annually, with the condition tied to a range of serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke and respiratory illness. Though obesity in the U.S. is high in general, ...
the gas tax in California amounted to 68.1 U.S. cents per gallon. California has long been known as the state with the highest tax rates – and consequently some of the highest fuel prices in the country. In October 2024, it ranked above Hawaii as theU.S. state with the highest gasoli...
Contemporaneous data on healthcare costs of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the United States are lacking. We aimed to estimate all-cause and IBS-specific costs in patients with and without IBS and to compare costs across IBS subtypes.#Using Optum's deidentified Clinformatics Data Mart Databa...
Alaska has one of the highest and fastest-rising healthcare costs of any state in the United States.9That said, at $13,642per capitain 2020, it also spent the most on healthcare, excluding the District of Columbia.10Alaska also spent $20,191 per student in fiscal year 2022, which place...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge that raises mortality from infectious diseases and increases healthcare costs1,2. Antibiotic use is a primary driver of AMR3 and remains at a high level in the United States, despite efforts to improve prescribing practices and discourage inapprop...
Over the past 160 years, life expectancy (from birth) in the United States has risen from 39.4 years in 1860, to 78.9 years in 2020.
Deep-rooted racism persists in the United States, with cases of severe racial discrimination. United Nations experts point out that systemic racism against African Americans has permeated the U.S. police force and criminal justice system. Due to significant racial discrimination in the healthcare sect...