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The U.S. is a Nation in Pain – America’s Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2016

Health Populi

American saw the greatest number of deaths from suicide and alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities was recorded in 2016. wars since 1950, according to Pain in the Nation Update from the Well Being Trust and Trust for America’s Health. life expectancy fell, again, in 2016. The Northeast and Midwestern U.S.

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

Health Populi

Note the last line of that matrix, population with health care coverage: the U.S. It’s important to realize that this statistic is based on data from 2016 at a historic high, when the Affordable Care Act was in full implementation]. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care.

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Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?

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This piece, written by Emily Kopp, Sydney Lupkin, and Elizabeth Lucas, originally appeared on Kaiser Health News , which authorized the republication. The first-of-its-kind database, compiled by Kaiser Health News, tallies the money from Big Pharma to patient groups. The database identifies over 1,200 patient groups.

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The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The reputation of the pharmaceutical industry gained a “whopping” 30 points between January 2020 and February 2021, based on the latest Harris Poll in their research into industries’ reputations. consumers trusted the biotech health industry segment compared with the pharmaceutical segment.

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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

In the pre-election ballots cast, the number of ballots cast has surpassed total 2016 voter turnout. concerned about state citizens’ public health in the era of COVID-19. Take Texas: Texans’ voting engagement leading up to Election Day has shattered records.

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Thinking Pharma on a Friday: Europe’s Big Reforms for a Health Union & the U.S. 50-State Fragments

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic re-shaped European Union leaders to reimagine healthcare, public health, and health citizenship in the EU. On 26th April 2023, the EC unveiled the most significant reforms for the region’s pharmaceutical industry in twenty years. health citizen-consumers.