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HEALTH CARE
Health Care Costs Causing More Americans to Go Without Needed Care Health care costs are weighing on Americans’ minds — and sapping their budgets, according to a new survey that shows that within the last year, more than half of people needing medical care didn’t get it because of the expense.
U.S. Lags In Bettering Value of Health Care While the U.S. health system has the highest per capita cost of the 12 nations studied — spending 17.6% of its gross domestic product on healthcare — it ranked at the bottom in terms of readiness to implement a value-based care system. The fragmented nature of the healthcare system has severely limited the collection and use of national health-outcome data.
LABOR
Sutter RNs Ready to Strike Sutter Seeks Huge Cuts Despite $4.19 Billion in Profits Since 2005