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The Ultimate Health Outcome, Mortality, Is Rising in America

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This is shown in the third graphic, the line chart showing the hockey-stick growth of synthetic opioids since 2013. ” Three years later, there’s little national/Federal progress on resourcing the social determinants and personal/household economies that could help turnaround this public health challenge.

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Technology, Aging and Obesity Drive Healthcare Spending, BEA Finds

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Some key findings from this study were that: The fastest-growing spending conditions between 2013 and 2014 were infectious disease, mental illness, and diabetes. The second chart indicates healthcare spending by category in billions of dollars and annual rate of growth.