This is the first in a four-part series on the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value’s newly released report, “A Road Map for Action.” Each piece will detail one of the four ...

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The latest WalletHub ranking finds that residents in one state spend more than 10 percent of their income on medical care.

The February issue of Health Affairs leads with seven articles from the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025 project, which sets forth ...

Since 2021, pharmacy deserts have expanded across the United States, and access to critical hospital services—including trauma care and hospital beds—has remained stagnant. Primary care and community ...

For rural healthcare organizations, access has become the central organizing principle behind nearly every strategic decision. This new operational reality is being shaped by a convergence of ...

At the UHC High‑Level Forum, governments launched National Health Compacts outlining reforms to expand affordable primary care and create jobs, with 15 countries already adopting compacts. Universal ...

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Health care in the United States is among the most technologically advanced in the world, but it is largely failing to meet the needs of the nation. The US can claim international excellence in ...

The health-care sector has powered job growth in the U.S. economy in 2025. That's largely because baby boomers are hurtling into their retirement years, boosting health-care demand since older adults ...