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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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Charted: The biggest healthcare challenges, according to 150 leaders

(2 days ago) WEBFor the report, Optum surveyed 150 healthcare leaders from health plans, providers, employers, life science organizations, and government agencies. Of the respondents, 85% were from the C-suite, 23% were SVPs, and 12% were at the VP level. According to the respondents, they are currently facing challenges with investing in …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2023/08/17/healthcare-challenges

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WEBThe sheer number of challenges facing the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress in the health policy sphere is staggering, as is the range of potential solutions offered by the authors of the Viewpoints in the JAMA Health Policy series. 1 The most pressing challenges involve addressing the global COVID-19 pandemic. Yet …

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

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Health Care 2030: The Coming Transformation NEJM Catalyst

(4 days ago) WEBHealth care today is often characterized by mediocre quality, poor safety, and high costs. 1 Though change usually comes slowly, the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that it is possible to rapidly retool our systems if there is a strong enough stimulus. 2 In this article, we examine the future of health care — how it should change …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.20.0569

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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 healthcare’s challenges as COVID-19 cases rise

(9 days ago) WEBCOVID-19 has caused ongoing challenges for health systems across the United States throughout 2020. Recent increases in cases and hospitalizations, however, reveal that pressure may be more …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/challenges-emerge-for-the-us-healthcare-system-as-covid-19-cases-rise

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2024 health systems outlook: A host of challenges ahead

(4 days ago) WEBAs health systems emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, their focus has shifted from near-term challenges such as demand fluctuations to longer-term implications: an acceleration of secular trends leading to expenses exceeding revenue. Health system revenue rose 12.5 percent from 2021 to 2022 as operating expenses rose 17.2 percent …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/2024-health-systems-outlook-a-host-of-challenges-ahead

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The uncertain future of US healthcare McKinsey

(7 days ago) WEBThe combination of accelerating affordability challenges, access issues exacerbated by clinical staff shortages and COVID-19, and limited population-wide progress on outcomes is ominous. This gathering storm has the potential to reorder the healthcare industry and put nearly half of the profit pools at risk.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/the-gathering-storm-the-uncertain-future-of-us-healthcare

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WEB10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as one of its top killers, laying bare …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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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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WHO's 10 most urgent health challenges for the 2020s World …

(8 days ago) WEBAt the same time, more – and more intense – extreme weather events like drought and floods increase malnutrition rates and help spread infectious diseases like malaria. 2. Delivering health in conflict and crisis. WHO records show attacks on medical staff led to 193 deaths in 2019.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/who-healthcare-challenges-2020s-climate-conflict-epidemics/

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to …

(6 days ago) WEB01:35 PM. The healthcare industry has six big challenges ahead in 2021: rightsizing after the telehealth explosion; adjusting to changing clinical trials; encouraging digital relationships that ease physician burdens; forecasting for an uncertain 2021; reshaping health portfolios for growth; and building a resilient and responsive supply …

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/here-are-major-issues-facing-healthcare-2021-according-pwc

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch Health Affairs

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to the Council for Affordable Quality Health care, moving to fully electronic transactions could save the health care system $16.3 billion a year—shaving more than $6 off provider

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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New Report Highlights Financial Challenges Facing Hospitals That …

(1 days ago) WEBA new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released today by the AHA shows that hospitals and health systems continue to face intense pressure on staff and resources while also dealing with rising expenses for supplies, drugs and equipment, as well as for the workforce. Left unaddressed, these financial …

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2022-09-15-new-report-highlights-financial-challenges-facing-hospitals-are

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Fit for the future: The common challenges facing healthcare …

(7 days ago) WEBOctober 11, 2019 Podcast. (PDF-674 KB) In this episode of the McKinsey Podcast, Simon London speaks with McKinsey senior partners Penny Dash and Shubham Singhal about the common challenges facing health systems around the world, and the technologies that could make clinical care more efficient and affordable. Audio.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/fit-for-the-future-the-common-challenges-facing-healthcare-systems-and-how-to-meet-them

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America’s Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face …

(2 days ago) WEBessential health care services, such as emergency care and behavioral health, which are necessary for the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Further, oftentimes these are services that are not offered by other types of health care providers. In 2022, the most recent year for which data are available, hospitals admitted nearly 137

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/05/Americas-Hospitals-and-Health-Systems-Continue-to-Face-Escalating-Operational-Costs-and-Economic-Pressures.pdf

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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 becomes a tug-of-war between providers and insurance providers, with policyholders stuck in the middle.

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

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11 global health issues to watch in 2023, according to IHME experts

(2 days ago) WEB— Angela Micah, assistant professor and co-lead of the development assistance for health resource tracking team “Given the immense strain of COVID-19 on primary care and hospital systems the past two-and-a-half years, attention should be paid to building back up the health care system and enabling frontline workers to do their jobs …

https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/11-global-health-issues-watch-2023-according-ihme-experts

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Healthcare’s next chapter: What’s ahead for the US healthcare …

(7 days ago) WEBWhat’s ahead for health systems. Healthcare delivery will continue its restructuring. The definition of at-scale systems has changed in the past few years; today, it takes more than $13 billion to be a top-20 system by revenue, and many have reached their current position through inorganic growth, according to McKinsey analysis.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/healthcares-next-chapter-whats-ahead-for-the-us-healthcare-industry

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Among Top US Problems: Inflation, Health Costs, Partisan …

(3 days ago) WEBThe public’s list of the top problems facing the nation includes inflation, health care affordability, drug addiction and gun violence. Yet the ability of Republicans and Democrats to work together rates about as high on the problems list as these other concerns. And it is one of the few, among 16 problems included, on which there is no

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/21/inflation-health-costs-partisan-cooperation-among-the-nations-top-problems/

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Nine major challenges facing health and care in England

(5 days ago) WEBNesta’s UK 2040 Options project is looking at the defining issues facing the country ahead of the UK general election. In this long read, we highlight nine trends that represent some of the major challenges facing a new government on health and care in England – from changing health needs to the services available to meet them.

https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/nine-major-challenges-facing-health-and-care-in-england

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Retail giants can’t figure out health care - POLITICO

(1 days ago) WEBThree major philanthropies are offering researchers in low- and middle-income countries $300 million to develop solutions to pressing issues, including climate and health, infectious diseases and

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

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What to expect in US healthcare in 2024 and beyond McKinsey

(Just Now) WEBWe estimate that healthcare profit pools will grow at a 7 percent CAGR, from $583 billion in 2022 to $819 billion in 2027. Profit pools continued under pressure in 2023 due to high inflation rates and labor shortages; however, we expect a recovery beginning in 2024, spurred by margin and cost optimization and reimbursement-rate increases.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/what-to-expect-in-us-healthcare-in-2024-and-beyond

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