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A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. How far back in history does medical transition actually go? Medical transition has a ...

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The highest burden of waste came from administrative costs. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that U.S. health care spending hit ...

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

America’s health care system is stuck in the past and long overdue for transformation. Despite remarkable advancements in medical science and technology, its structural foundation remains frozen in ...

Fifteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, our failing health care system is exposed with all its cruel denials, disease, despair and death at the hand of the investor-owned companies ...

Researchers found health system performance is worse for many people of color. Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those with robust health systems, according ...