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Nation's health care tab projected to hit nearly $8 trillion in a decade

WEBGrowing demand for care, record levels of insured patients and swelling Medicare enrollment will drive up annual health care spending to $7.7 trillion by 2032, up …

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Health care costs

WEBMedicare premiums set to rise in 2024. Though inflation pressures are receding, projected growth in health care spending is continuing to drive up the cost of …

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The health care workforce crisis is already here

WEBThe health care workforce crisis is already here. Demoralized doctors and nurses are leaving the field, hospitals are sounding the alarm about workforce shortages …

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Markey introduces updated bill on PE-owned health care …

WEBOn Thursday Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced an updated version of the Health Over Wealth Act, legislation that would take …

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Medical costs are driving millions of people into poverty

WEBHealth care expenses forced 8 million Americans into poverty in 2018, according to the Census Bureau. The big picture: That's actually an improvement from …

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Elmo's X wellness post reactions underscore U.S. mental health crisis

WEBWhy it matters: The responses to Elmo's post that was seen an estimated 140 million-plus times underscore a growing mental health crisis across the U.S. and a …

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What health care policy could be if a republican wins the

WEBContext: The early push to define the next GOP health agenda partly stems from Republicans' inability to agree on an ACA alternative after former President Trump …

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Another casualty of soaring health costs: jobs

WEBThe new research found that a 1% increase in health care prices lowers an employer's headcount by about 0.4%. These job losses are concentrated among people …

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Health care industry spending on federal lobbying surged 70

WEBHealth industries' spending on federal lobbying rose 70% from 2000 to 2020, largely driven by drug and device makers and activities surrounding the Affordable Care …

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Where Kamala Harris stands on health care

WEBLikely Democratic frontrunner Kamala Harris' health care views are not dramatically different than President Biden's, but she's expected to bring additional focus …

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Student debt, climate change, AI drive Gen Z anxiety crisis

WEBBy the numbers: Gen Z — people roughly between the ages of 12 and 27 —reports the poorest mental health of any generation, according to a recent Gallup and …

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U.S. health care is deeply unequal — and might get worse

WEB5. Aging: Lower-income seniors are more likely to have disabilities and die younger. Even though age is the sole criteria for Medicare coverage — which is highly …

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Epic making more accessible EHR for Apple

WEBNov 23, 2022. Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios. Epic Systems and Apple are coming together with a version of Epic's electronic health record tools that is easier to access on …

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Harris' chance to forge a new health agenda for Democrats

WEBVice President Kamala Harris is expected to pick up President Biden's policy torch as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, but the reality is that she's …

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Major health insurance companies nearing too big to fail status

WEBMajor health insurance companies are nearing too big to fail status. Health insurance companies have swelled in both size and scope over the last decade, with the …

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UnitedHealth Group projects cyberattack costs to top $2.3B

WEBUnitedHealth Group expects costs from the massive cyberattack against its Change Healthcare unit to reach $2.3 billion to $2.45 billion this year, the company said …

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Disease X: Scientists, leaders prepare for a possible virus far

WEBGlobal health experts are sounding the alarm on the need to prepared for the hypothetical emergence of a deadly new pathogen, dubbed Disease X.. Driving the …

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Unchecked hospital mergers increased health costs, study finds

WEBFederal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector in the last two decades, a new study finds.. Why it matters: Unchecked mergers during a …

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Health system's tech vulnerabilities exposed again

WEBThe CrowdStrike internet meltdown that wrecked havoc with some health systems' procedures and billing on Friday could be a harbinger of future threats and …

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How Project 2025 would change American life

WEBDemocrats have warned of the damage that Project 2025 could do to the federal government and access to reproductive care if former President Trump wins in …

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