Health Populi
MAY 30, 2022
Add on top of these significant stressors the need to deal with medical bills, which is another source of stress for millions of patients in America. told the Gallup Poll in April 2022 that their financial situation has eroded in the past year, up to 1 in 2 people which is a statistic we haven’t seen since the Great Recession of 2008.
Health Populi
JUNE 20, 2022
By age group, people 30 t0 49 years of age were more likely to have fallen into medical debt: think Sandwich-generation adults with children and aging parents, seriously financially stretched and stressed. Here’s an additional detail showing the mainstream, Main Street nature of medical debt in the U.S.:
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Health Populi
JUNE 29, 2022
The study was fielded between October and December 2021, thus before the onset of significant inflation on household budgets in 2022. While most employed workers have been saving for retirement, many are not putting sufficient funds away for their goals, dreaming of traveling, spending more time with family, and pursuing hobbies.
Health Populi
MARCH 22, 2022
. “Medical debt is the most common collection tradeline reported on consumer credit records,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called out in a report published March 1, 2022. Medical debt in cancer can hinder patients’ seeking care as well as limit their treatment options, the study found.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
submitted the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress and testified to the Senate Banking Committee. Chairman Jerome Powell detailed the current state of the economy, discussing the state of the macroeconomy, GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, and projections for 2022 and beyond.
Henry Kotula
AUGUST 28, 2023
Drug-Pricing Laws With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Congress took meaningful action to lower drug prices , a move the CBO estimates would reduce the federal deficit by $237 billion over 10 years. The biggest stumbling block to their widespread use is the drug’s exorbitant price (upwards of $16,000 for a year’s supply). bankruptcy.
Health Populi
DECEMBER 22, 2022
the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. Thus, the sage advice as we approach gatherings for Christmastime 2022: “Close your mouth and step away from the human,” by Katherine Wu of The Atlantic. We enter 2023 with home economics setting our tables as a context for our overall health and well-being.
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