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The New Financial Toxicity in Health Care: The Cost of Hospitalization

Health Populi

The data points come from one-half million people who were hospitalized in California between 2002 and 2011 and tracked in credit reports which included information on whether and when the patients filed for bankruptcy. Factoring in enhanced well-being, mental health, and other outcomes would only further improve the cost–benefit ratio.

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A Tale of Two Americas as Told by the 2019 OECD Report on Health

Health Populi

Stalled gains in longevity, with greater burdens of chronic disease and ill mental health, are growing risk factors throughout so many of the wealthiest nations on Earth. Opioid-related deaths grew some 20% since 2011 in the U.S. and are impacting mortality rates in Canada, Estonia and Sweden, too.