Americans have shorter lives and more avoidable deaths than nine other nations analyzed by The Commonwealth Fund.

This story appears in the January 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... In wealthy nations, health care spending has risen, and lives have been lengthened. But the United States follows ...

The US health care system is underperforming despite high spending, and reform is needed in areas like insurance coverage, ...

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on health care.

National health care spending is expected to balloon from $4.4 trillion in 2022 to an estimated $7.2 trillion in 2031. The ...

In contrast, data from national health care spending accounts indicate that spending under employment-based insurance for drugs in inflation-adjusted dollars more than tripled during the study years.

The Commonwealth Fund analyzed the healthcare systems of 10 nations and found the U.S. ranked last in access to care, health outcomes and overall. The U.S. “really is in a class by itself,” one ...

The National Academies of Sciences ... visits to emergency departments increase, preventive care lags, and health care spending soars to unsustainable levels.

Doctors drive most health spending in the ... according to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Access to primary care allows health problems to ...

The doctors’ group has released a new report calling for a greater commitment to tracking improvements in delivery and patient outcomes, citing the complexity of the deals.

Total spending by all 10 provinces grew in that time to $221.9 billion up from $86.2 billion, an increase of 158 per cent Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here.

OBR's 'grim' report on Britain's fiscal outlook warns of skyrocketing spending, but 'projection' is not a 'forecast' ...