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Why should people trust technology? 

Aging in Place Technology Watch

According to Edelman: “The tech industry is now being held to account for all manner of societal ills -- from information bankruptcy to job loss, to human rights, to the mass-class divide. ". category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , vehicle/transportation technology-services. What’s this mean? Not so much.

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Breaking the Cycle of Financial Toxicity

GlobalMed

In practical terms, this means many patients are forced to deal with crippling debt, filing bankruptcy and losing their homes right as they’re trying to recover from an illness. percent of all bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that of $3.5 trillion in U.S.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

Our industry has put 100 million Americans in debt and causes 40% of bankruptcies. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. Medical care is rife with discrimination on the basis of race and gender , particularly toward LGBTQ+ people.