health care

Sanders: Medicare-for-all ‘ain’t going to happen’ in divided Congress

health care, News, Senate

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said "Medicare for All," a system that would establish government-run health care for all U.S. citizens, “ain’t going to happen” during the next two years amid a divided Congress. 

Sanders told NPR in an interview broadcast Tuesday that members of Congress can still work together during this congressional session to improve health care throughout the country, even though he said no Republicans and only half of congressional Democrats support Medicar...

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Biden pushes health care fixes ahead of speech

health care, healthcare, medicaid, Medicare, News
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Health care spending in the US nearly double of other wealthy nations: report

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Story at a glance
  • In the U.S., health care spending made up 17.8 percent of GDP in 2021.
  • This is nearly double that of other high income countries.
  • Obesity rates are also higher in the U.S.

In 2021, the U.S. spent 17.8 percent of GDP on health care, nearly double the average of 9.6 percent for high income countries, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. Health care spen...

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