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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

Health Populi

In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S. also say that income inequality and inadequate social services significantly contribute to high medical spending for every health citizen in the nation. This year’s poll was conducted in September 2019 and included input from 2,001 U.S.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Advocate Health Care, one of Chicagoland’s largest employers, has more than 35,000 associates, including 11,000 nurses and nearly 6,300 affiliated physicians. Atlantic Health System, which employs over 16,000 team members across northern New Jersey, was included in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2010-17.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

The research found that peoples’ exposure to clinician quality information doubled between 2010 and 2015, and more consumers sought quality metrics — albeit, with differences across sub-groups of people (e.g., In the article to which this assertion ties , Harris Meyer talks about the growing push for price regulation in the U.S.