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Jun 7, 2024 · The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically improved health insurance coverage across the U.S. and reduced disparities in who can access that coverage.

Jan 23, 2024 · Public health in the United States is in crisis. More than a million Americans are dead from COVID-19, up to 25 percent of whom might have survived had they been …

Jan 21, 2021 · It is likely that 2021 will be a dynamic year for US health care policy. There is pressing need and opportunity for health reform that helps achieve better access, affordability, …

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Dec 18, 2024 · National health care spending reached $4.9 trillion in 2023 (or $14,570 per person), increasing 7.5 percent from 2022 ().This rate of growth was faster than in 2021 and …

Jun 12, 2024 · Health care spending in the US is projected to have grown 7.5 percent in 2023, which is faster than the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.1 percent, and …

Mar 6, 2023 · The operational cleavage between the US public health and medical care systems contributed to the country’s difficulty in containing community spread of COVID-19 in the …

The Affordable Care Act required most people to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty. Legislation enacted in December 2017 effectively repealed that requirement, starting in 2019. …