US politicians are as busy arguing about the balance between public and private approaches as they are debating the question of whether everyone should have access to healthcare The US is once again deep in a debate over the future of its health insurance system—a debate that has waxed and ...
More changes are required In 2010 the US Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, the most sweeping reform to the US healthcare system in decades. But does it adequately deal with the root problems? More is spent on healthcare in the United States than in any other country. In 2007, ...
pharmaceutical industry middlemen defended their role in the healthcare system during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday after committee members accused them of pushing patients toward expensive treatments even when lower-cost options are available. A House Committee on Oversight and Accountability...
health care system continues to have higher costs, poorer access to care, and lower quality compared to other high-income countries. We recommend more insight and oversight of private equity and corporate entities in medicine to better understand the impact on our patients, the health of our ...
¹ “National Tracking Poll,”Morning Consult website,https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2021/10/04064018/2109015_crosstabs_MC_HEALTH_HEALTHCARE_WORKERS_Health_Care_Workers_v2_CC.pdf, accessed 31 March 2022. ² Ibid. ³ “How Should We Prepare For The Wave Of Retiring Baby Boom...
3 Given the association of prevalent disorders, such as AD, stroke, PD, and MND with older age, the higher rank of neurological disorders in the US can be explained by the longer life expectancy in the US compared with the world overall. In addition, it may also be attributable to ...
Trump’s Guantánamo Bay Plans, Explained The president wants to send 30,000 immigrants in the country illegally to the Cuban naval base infamous for its role during the War on Terror. How will he do it? Elliott Davis Jr.Feb. 11, 2025 Can Trump Dissolve an Agency? Trump has...
They have also become symbols of broader concerns regarding efficacy uncertainty, value-based drug pricing, healthcare system financial strain, and equitable patient access. Data-driven horizon-scanning projections of likely ranges of product approvals, patients treated, and financial impact can delimit ...
7 Given the scope of this public health crisis and recent increasing rates, it is vital to understand the contextual factors that may influence these outcomes. Climate change may be one of these influences. Conceptually, warmer temperatures increase stress hormones in the nervous system, which ...
The US health care system appears to underperform on nearly every metric. The US spends more than $3.5 trillion per year on health care, 25% more per capita than the next highest-spending country.1However, compared with other countries, the US performs poorly on process, outcome, and patient...