Health Care Few factors bear as heavily on the well-being of any state’s citizens as their overall health. In evaluating the best states for health care – one of eight categories driving the overallBest States rankings– U.S. News examined metrics reflectinghealth care access,health care ...
Unable to afford health care: 10.37% Pennsylvania ranked 14th in the overall Best States for health care rankings, despite its relative health care affordability. The Keystone State ranked 24th in the percentage of its adults who had visited a dentist in the past 12 months, which bumped down ...
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council released last week its Health Care Policy Cost Index 2012, which ranks the states and the District of Columbia on public policy measures that impact the costs of health-care and health-insurance coverage.Kate Rogers...
Healthcare Job Growth: Healthcare industry predicts over 2 million new jobs by 2031, making it a stable employment sector. Best Cities for Healthcare Jobs: Houston, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are top cities with robust healthcare sectors and numerous employment opportunities. Factors Aff...
States Have the Best Healthcare? The Commonwealth Fund's 2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance reveals that affordability is an ongoing concern for healthcare in the United States. Premature deaths from heart disease, diabetes, and drug overdoses remain an ongoing problem. Visitors to ...
Health systems have adopted models of integrated care to better align services around the needs of aging populations. The results are encouraging, but inconsistent. Although they are untested, recent approaches — such as the WHO’s ‘Integrated Care for Older People’ — that are explicitly person...
Accessing affordable healthcare is a challenge for Americans nationwide, as a recent survey from Gallup and West Health found that just over half (55%) of U.S. adults can access and afford quality healthcare when needed. In some states, accessing healthc
The lack of political support in the U.S. for such a system keeps the government from controlling healthcare costs, which drives prices up. Having said that, it's always a good idea to your research to find the besthealth insurance coverageto suit your needs. ...
When it comes to women's health, including menopause, there's often the barrier of stigma. This stigma can make it challenging for employees to discuss topics such as menopause, and also seek the care they need. Did you know that 67% of women wouldn’t feel comfortable speaking to their...
It provides the best avenue to improve healthcare for all stakeholders and alleviate the potential margin pressure on the industry. Four areas make up this opportunity: Care delivery transformation. The future of care delivery in the United States is evolving. It is becoming patien...