Health Populi

APRIL 25, 2023

in 2021, per person health care spending increased by nearly 15%, reversing 2020’s spending decline of 3.5% The latest Health Care Cost and Utilization Report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) details health spending in 2021, dissecting the change in terms of utilization of services and prices by category.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

UPMC launching a social impact program focusing on SDoH, among other projects investing in social factors that bolster public health. As I pointed out in my 2020 Health Populi trendcast , the private sector is taking on more public health initiatives as policy progress at the Federal level feels frozen.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

2020 marked the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Tia collaborated with Manatt Health and Merrill Research on this insightful research. ages 22 to 45 years old in September 2020. Having the Federal government paying for testing, tracking, and treatment for COVID-19. ” Millions of U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 29, 2019

The growing adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning by pharma companies to drive more efficient drug discovery. More philanthropic organizations targeting neglected tropical and public health diseases. Note my math on the China ratio of 1:4 dollars spent on prescription drugs versus the U.S.,

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 25, 2024

” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition. And health is shaping up to be a key issue.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In 2020, avoiding care will be a new normal for even more people, a fact of American health life explained in a recent survey from NRC titled, The Decade of Deferment. Health Politics, Policy and the President. The biggest known-unknown for 2020 is politics on the macro/national U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Looking at this photo of the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential candidate debater line-up might give you a déjà vu feeling, a repeat of the night-before debate. Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Lester Holt began with Sen.

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