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Medical Issues Are Still The #1 Contributor to Bankruptcy in the U.S.

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a risk factor in two-thirds of bankruptcies filed between 2013 and 2016. That’s a sad fiscal fact, especially as more Americans gained access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPA). between 2013 and 2016.

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What to Expect For Health/Care at CES 2024

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Ten years ago here in Health Populi , I wrote about New Year’s Resolutions for Health and the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Then, one-third of consumers were keen to buy health tracking technology but most of those people were healthy, CTA’s research found.

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The Ultimate Health Outcome, Mortality, Is Rising in America

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This is shown in the third graphic, the line chart showing the hockey-stick growth of synthetic opioids since 2013. That’s due to the fact that the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths with synthetic opioids (not methadone) increased by 45% between 2016 and 2017.

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

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After her death in 2013, the Southwark Coroner’s Court found that air pollution “made a material contribution” to her death, “a landmark decision” according to a government advisor on air pollution. ” Ella lived in Lewisham in southeast London.

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Technology, Aging and Obesity Drive Healthcare Spending, BEA Finds

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Some key findings from this study were that: The fastest-growing spending conditions between 2013 and 2014 were infectious disease, mental illness, and diabetes. The second chart indicates healthcare spending by category in billions of dollars and annual rate of growth.

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What If We Built a Consumer-Enchanting Health System in the Context of HLTH 2023? Building Blocks for the Scenario

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As you consider that patient managing diabetes taking advantage of the Dexcom G7 via Best Buy Health, she’ll also be keen to track her weight — so the new about Withings Health partnering with Validic would be a welcome update given Validic’s ability to connected third-party devices and apps to help people streamline their data.

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The High Cost-of-Thriving and the Evolving Social Contract for Health Care

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In the US, the change in the 5-year compound annual growth rate of wages fell 2% comparing 1995-2000 and 2013-18; the poverty rate grew 2 percent between 2000-16. The vertical bar chart documents average real wages and the growth of poverty as published in the McKinsey report.