The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were clear in the US national health care expenditure analysis of spending last year, as federal spending dropped, but health care use rebounded in 2021. The ...

National health spending grew almost 3% in 2021, reaching $4.3 trillion as big increases in healthcare use and insurance coverage were offset by lower government spending on COVID-19. The year’s ...

A new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that in 2021 health care spending in the United States increased 2.7 percent to $4.3 ...

Strategic investments in disease prevention, early detection, and other proactive measures could save the U.S. health care system up to $2.2 trillion a year by 2040—more than $7,000 per ...

Consolidation trends led to increased variation in system size in 2021, with fewer large systems at the top of the size distribution and the addition of new smaller systems at the bottom.

At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that investing in our health today will pay off into ...

A slide from the Department of Veterans Affairs annual report on veterans suicides shows an increase in deaths from 2020 to 2021. (Courtesy of VA) The suicide rate among veterans rose slightly in 2021 ...