Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2019

a risk factor in two-thirds of bankruptcies filed between 2013 and 2016. That’s a sad fiscal fact, especially as more Americans gained access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPA). between 2013 and 2016.

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Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

High Spending Growth Rates For Key Diseases In 2000-14 Were Driven By Technology And Demographic Factors , a June 2018 Health Affairs article, analyzed this data. Some key findings from this study were that: The fastest-growing spending conditions between 2013 and 2014 were infectious disease, mental illness, and diabetes.

Pharmaceuticals 206

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In contrast, in 2013 the Affordable Care Act was in implementation and consumer-adoption mode, accompanied by aggressive anti-“Obamacare” campaigns in mass media. See the second chart, reported in a recent study by the Harvard Chan School of Public Health on Being Seriously Ill in the U.S. .

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