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8 Major Problems with the U.S. Healthcare System Today

(4 days ago) WebA higher rating suggests fewer deaths due to a higher standard of care and access. 3. Lack of Transparency. Fraud and cover-ups are rampant in the U.S. healthcare system. A significant problem is upcoding which …

https://www.medifind.com/news/post/problems-us-healthcare-system

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Most Americans Say the Health Care System Fails Them TIME

(7 days ago) WebBy Jamie Ducharme. May 16, 2023 11:08 AM EDT. M ore than 70% of U.S. adults feel the health care system is failing to meet their needs in at least one way, according to new data from the Harris

https://time.com/6279937/us-health-care-system-attitudes/

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Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

(Just Now) WebThe current US healthcare system has a cruel tendency to delay or deny high-quality care to those who are most in need of it but can least afford its high cost. This contributes to avoidable healthcare disparities for people of color and other disadvantaged groups. Health insurers may discourage care to hold down costs.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health …

(6 days ago) WebThe pandemic has revealed the American health care system to be a non-system. In a genuine system, health care providers would coordinate their services. Yet when Elmhurst Hospital in Queens …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WebThey include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt value-based care. Since early

https://hbr.org/2021/12/5-critical-priorities-for-the-u-s-health-care-system

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Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs KFF

(9 days ago) WebAdults in households with annual incomes under $40,000 are more than three times as likely as adults in households with incomes over $90,000 to say it is difficult to afford their health care

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/

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America’s health care crisis is much deeper than COVID …

(1 days ago) WebRealigning our health system around the need to prevent and treat chronic disease, which affects some 100 million people in the U.S. and represents more than 80 cents out of every dollar spent on health care. …

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/america-s-health-care-crisis-much-deeper-covid-19

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The state of the U.S. health system in 2022 and the …

(Just Now) WebFinally, health costs continue to rise, and health spending is representing a growing share of the U.S. economy and families’ budgets. Many American families lack the financial resources to afford typical out …

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/the-state-of-the-u-s-health-system-in-2022-and-the-outlook-for-2023/

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Covid-19 — Implications for the Health Care System NEJM

(1 days ago) WebA Crisis in Public Health. The United States has 4% of the world’s population but, as of July 16, approximately 26% of its Covid-19 cases and 24% of its Covid-19 deaths. 17 These startling

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2021088

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The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We …

(9 days ago) WebKey Trends Noted in the NHQDR's Portrait of American Healthcare. Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 135 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2020, threatening rural residents' access to services provided by those hospitals. The percentage of people with health insurance coverage has increased greatly in the past decade.

https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2022-national-healthcare-disparities-report.html

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WebHealth systems will be increasingly held accountable for ensuring delivery of high-value care and for addressing health equity issues in ways that do not rely on outdated models of care. No one could have imagined or would wish the current economic, societal, or health care challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on a new administration …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022 - Commonwealth …

(6 days ago) WebIntroduction. In the previous edition of U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, we reported that people in the United States experience the worst health outcomes overall of any high-income nation. 1 Americans are more likely to die younger, and from avoidable causes, than residents of peer countries.. Between January 2020 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022

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PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE - 2022 …

(5 days ago) WebDemographics. Healthcare systems and providers in the United States serve a large and growing population. Over the 10 years between the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, i the U.S. population increased 7.4% to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK587178/

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The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Health Care System TIME

(6 days ago) WebWhat has led to this post-pandemic nightmare is multifactorial. The pandemic changed how health care professionals are both valued and how they see themselves. During the height of the pandemic

https://time.com/6246045/collapse-us-health-care-system/

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Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 KFF

(9 days ago) WebHere’s a look back at 10 issues KFF tracked closely this year with some of our top findings summarized: Health care costs continue to be a burden for many Americans: From our data showing that

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/year-in-review-10-health-policy-issues-for-2023/

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How the US health-care system works — and how its failures are

(8 days ago) WebThe record number of infections — 11 million Americans infected and 250,000 deaths — has overwhelmed the health system, leaving people unable to get access to care in an emergency, whether

https://theconversation.com/how-the-us-health-care-system-works-and-how-its-failures-are-worsening-the-pandemic-150271

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The New York …

(7 days ago) WebThe disparity was seen even when Americans from various racial and ethnic backgrounds shared the same insurance, like Medicare, the government health plan for seniors. “Access to primary care

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Our Biggest Health Challenges National Institutes of Health (NIH)

(4 days ago) WebThanks to decades of research, Americans are living longer. Yet Chronic diseases still affect large swaths of the population and are unevenly distributed creating health disparities. These chronic illness are common and costly, and many are preventable. NIH Researchers — Basic, Translation, clinical and community based — are tackling …

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-turning-discovery-into-health/our-biggest-health-challenges

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US Health Statistics and Data Trends: life expectancy - USAFacts

(5 days ago) WebFind statistics and data trends about US health, including the physical, mental, and social well-being of Americans, as well as healthcare access. This data includes life expectancy, top causes of death, percent of Americans with health insurance, and health risk factors. We visualize, explain and provide objective context using …

https://usafacts.org/topics/health/

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13.4 Problems of Health Care in the United States

(8 days ago) WebTable 13.4 “Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2010” shows the percentages of Americans who have health insurance from different sources or who are not insured at all. (All figures are from the period before the implementation of the major health-care reform package was passed by the federal government in early 2010.)

https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/13-4-problems-of-health-care-in-the-united-states/

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Even With Health Insurance, Many Americans Still Struggle With …

(2 days ago) WebThe president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to pay for health care, research finds.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/12/934146128/despite-aca-coverage-gains-millions-still-suffer-catastrophic-health-care-costs

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Opinion: How to fix American health care, according to 6 experts

(7 days ago) WebWith the federal government’s deficit totaling $217 billion in the month of August 2022 alone, and economy-wide inflation at 8.2% in September, policymakers can lower health care costs for

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/opinions/health-care-solutions-expert-roundup/index.html

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with

(3 days ago) WebAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment of the progress that has been made improving health outcomes for Black people: 47% say health outcomes for Black people have gotten better over the past 20 …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino - Axios

(2 days ago) WebBut in the post-pandemic era, it's become clear that having insurance is only the first step toward receiving quality care. Why it matters: Where Americans live, their health status and a range of socioeconomic factors increasingly determine their experience with the health care system, and in many cases that experience appears to be getting …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WebA cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an Ascension spokesperson told CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Agencies Issue Advisory as Ransomware Group Accelerates …

(1 days ago) WebThe Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center today released a joint cybersecurity advisory to provide information on Black Basta, a ransomware variant whose actors have encrypted and stolen data from at …

https://www.aha.org/advisory/2024-05-10-federal-government-issues-joint-advisory-black-basta-ransomware-group-accelerates-attacks-health-care

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As mental health issues plague community, Asian Americans fight …

(2 days ago) Web“Having these conversations and seeking mental health care are still stigmatized across Asian American communities,” said Nicole Dowd, director of public programs for the Smithsonian’s

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/10/asian-american-community-mental-health-stigma/73590929007/

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Falls in Older Adults: Approach and Prevention AAFP

(Just Now) WebFalls are a serious public health issue and a major burden on the U.S. health care system. The cost of falls in older adults was estimated at $50 billion in 2015 ($64.8 billion in 2023 when

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2024/0500/falls-older-adults.html

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Retail giants can’t figure out health care - POLITICO

(1 days ago) WebWhy it matters: Nearly a third of Americans lack access to regular primary care, according to a 2023 report from the National Association of Community Health Centers.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2024/05/06/retail-giants-cant-figure-out-health-care-00156203

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What’s Behind America’s Doctor Crisis? The Epoch Times

(1 days ago) WebThe National Association of Community Health Centers estimated that 100 million Americans lack reliable access to primary care, in its 2023 report. Dr. Ross said, that means many simply head to

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/whats-behind-americas-doctor-crisis-5640380

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