A recent report highlights the disproportional high expenditures on U.S. healthcare and how America stacks up to comparable wealthy countries. The U.S. spent approximately $12,742 per person, whereas Switzerland, the second-highest spender, allocated $9,044 per capita. With the U.S. excluded, the average for comparable counties was...
Studies are continuing to show that the U.S. is falling far behind other developed nations in its maternal mortality rates. The nation reports hundreds of deaths across all states each year and more than 80% are understood to be preventable, but researchers struggle to account for rising rates.
An article in Scientific American...
Insurance giant Humana released a report on value-based care (VBC), physician progress and patient outcomes based on 2020 data. Overall, the report found that the value-based approach was crucial for providers to deliver care and maintain important channels of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic while also remaining financially...National Reports & Surveys
Over the course of two years, companies spent $2.5 billion to treat employees' asthma, diabetes, back disorders, hypertension, mental health and substance abuse, according to a new study by UnitedHealthcare and Health Action Council.
UnitedHealthcare reviewed all claims issued by the Health Action Council's 57 nationwide employer...Arizona News
The coronavirus continues to hit the Navajo Nation, contributing to a death toll that totals more than that of 13 U.S. states combined. Only 12 healthcare facilities dot the 27,000 square mile territory stretching across parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, with a large portion of the population suffering from chronic health issues...
