US Health Care Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations — Study Reveals Despite Highest Spending, People Have Lower-Than-Average Life Expectancies
A recent analysis by The Commonwealth Fund has revealed what many Americans may already suspect: the United States health ...
The U.S. spends more on health care than any wealthy nation—but American lifespans are shorter. Here’s how the countries compare
Greater spending on health should correlate with gains in life expectancy—but the U.S., the planet’s biggest per capita ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News15d
US public health system needs new priority-setting framework, expert says
Despite spending nearly 50% more on healthcare per capita than other high-spending nations, the United States public health system continues to lag behind dozens of countries in basic measures, ...
Center for American Progress11d
Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health
Proposals to cap federal Medicaid funding would put millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage or experiencing cuts to ...
Why Republicans' proposed health care cuts could be politically risky
Polling shows Medicaid and other federal health programs are widely popular. The Trump administration and new Republican ...
Hochul’s mad Medicaid spending is meant to woo health-industry honchos — on OUR dime
Hochul’s Medicaid splurge isn’t buying better care for New Yorkers; it’s buying her a reprieve from the hospital lobby’s ...
Center for American Progress11d
RELEASE: Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health
Block grants and per capita caps would strain state budgets. Medicaid is the largest source of federal funding for state budgets, accounting for 56 percent of total federal funding allocated to states ...