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New Study on Personal Health Care Spending
New Study Sheds Light on Personal Health Care Spending Trends in the U.S. The amount of dollars the Unites Spends on healthcare surpasses every other nation on the planet; all in all accounting for 17% of the economy in the U.S. Frank Magliochetti People spend more for health care in the United States than in […]
C -Diff Rates Highest in the Northeast
Highest C-Diff Rates in US are in the Northeast Frank Magliochetti Report Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is a deadly superbug that causes severe illness, diarrhea and sometimes death in thousands of people in the United States each year. Now a study shows that infection rates of these antibiotic-resistant bacteria are highest in the Northeastern section of the […]
Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria:
How the Fight is Progressing in 2016 Frank Magliochetti Report Bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics have been around for some time. Unfortunately, they have become more widespread and more deadly than they were in times past. Following are some new major developments that may result in mankind either succumbing to antibiotic resistant […]
Spending Trends: Health Care for Children
Spending Trends 1996 – 2013: Health Care for Children Spending on health care for children has risen in the past 20 years and a new article sheds light on where the money goes. Frank Magliochetti Personal health care spending for children skyrocketed 56 percent between 1996 and 2013, according to a new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics. […]
2017 – Year of Equilibrium for Medical Costs
Medical Costs Frank Magliochetti Report PwC calls 2017 the “year of equilibrium for medical costs” in its recent publication, Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2017. Authors of the PwC report expect growth rate for 2017 to remain unchanged at a 6.5 percent. There are two main components of healthcare costs: Unit price of services Utilization, […]