How much does the US spend on health care?
Fiore et al. (2026) just released their annual national health expenditure projections in Health Affairs….
How much does the US spend on health care?
Fiore et al. (2026) just released their annual national health expenditure projections in Health Affairs. I summarize some of the key findings in Q&A format. How much is the US currently spending on health care? $5.7 trillion. This is represents an increase in healthcare spending as a share of GDP from 18.0% in 2024 to…
Why ‘Still Open’ Is the Wrong Way to Measure the Hospital Crisis
Counting hospital closures only tells part of the story, noted Duane Fitch, partner at Plante Moran. Across the country, hundreds of hospitals remain technically open while steadily shedding services their communities depend on, such as emergency care, obstetrics and psychiatric care. The post Why ‘Still Open’ Is the Wrong Way to Measure the Hospital Crisis…
A Metabolic Disease Posing Severe Pancreatic Risks Gets Its First FDA-Approved Therapy
Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ Tryngolza is now the first approved therapy for treating severe hypertriglyceridemia, a prevalent chronic metabolic disorder that can lead to acute pancreatitis. This drug is a key piece of Ionis’s pivot away from partnering its assets, and instead developing and commercializing them on its own. The post A Metabolic Disease Posing Severe Pancreatic…
Upside Seeks to Solve the Housing Crisis Armed with $20M Raise
Upside’s $20 million raise was led by Aquiline and Flare Capital Partners, with support from existing investors including 645 Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Triple Impact Capital and Techstars. The post Upside Seeks to Solve the Housing Crisis Armed with $20M Raise appeared first on MedCity News.
UnitedHealthcare Threw Open Its HQ to Journalists and Influencers. Why?
UnitedHealthcare CEO Tim Noel, Optum CEO Dr. Patrick Conway, and other top executives and employees gave unprecedented access to journalists and others in order to show how the company is trying to reduce friction in healthcare. The goal was to change hearts and minds. Did the insurance behemoth succeed? The post UnitedHealthcare Threw Open Its…
Protected: Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?
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Protected: What Your Employer-Based Health Coverage Really Costs
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Why Most Healthcare AI Fails After the Pilot Phase
AI isn’t failing because it lacks capability. It’s failing because it isn’t consistently reaching the moments where decisions are made. The post Why Most Healthcare AI Fails After the Pilot Phase appeared first on MedCity News.
Real-Time Trials Are Here — Now We Need Real-Time Trust
For years the healthcare system has relied on the slow machinery of research — and that system is failing the people it was built for. It was designed for a world that operated with an abundance of caution and lacked the modern tools of today. That world no longer exists. The post Real-Time Trials Are…
Where Patient Education Breaks Down in Breast Cancer Care
When education is incomplete, patients don’t just feel uninformed; they feel dismissed. The post Where Patient Education Breaks Down in Breast Cancer Care appeared first on MedCity News.
