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USA Today Finds Hidden Common Ground Among Americans For Health Care

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In their study conducted in December 2020, U SA Today polled 1,020 adults age 18 and over in the USA TODAY/Public Agenda Hidden Common Ground Survey. The poll found that nearly all Americans point to the following goals are important: Making health are more affordable for ordinary Americans. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs.

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People in the U.S. Without the Internet Were More Likely To Die in the Pandemic

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” Together, the JAMA Network Open research paper and AMA physician survey inform us with useful insights to close that health care digital divide which could make a major difference between some patients’ lives versus their demise. The post People in the U.S.

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Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

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adults, roughly one-in-five people who are sick and dealing with serious conditions, also put off treatment due to costs, Gallup learned in its survey conducted the week of the U.S. In another survey, conducted by NPR collaborating with IBM Watson Health, younger people had more trouble paying for care than older people, the survey found.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

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The same percentage of people over 50 own a voice assistant, a market penetration rate which more than doubled between 2017 and 2019, AARP noted in the 2020 Tech and the 50+ Survey published in December 2019. For this research, AARP worked with Ipsos to survey (online) 2,607 people ages 50 and over in June and July 2019.

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“Healthcare Isn’t Healthy:” the Global Challenge of Health Equity, and Calls-to-Action

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survey sample included 375 people identifying as Black, White, Hispanic, or Asian/Indigenous (summing to the N of 1,500). AI tools can bring transformative changes that enhance the delivery of care and improve health outcomes.” In addition, 500 people in this cohort of 1,500 were dealing with a mental or physical disability. “AI

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How Health Gets Built – The Building H Index Thinking Health-By-Design

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The Building H Index is, in their words, flipping the script to reimagine how to bake health-by-design into companies’ product and service offerings.

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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

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Compares, assesses four aspects of primary care for health citizens living in eleven wealthy nations: Accessibility. The high-income nations surveyed include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Continuity. Comprehensiveness.