“Here. Not There”: Rebalancing Health Systems Toward Primary Care
on Mon, 2020-02-10 10:51 Alyssa
Good news, kind of. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the United States reversed a three-year decline in life expectancy in 2018, thanks to gains made in combating opioid deaths and to improved cancer treatment. But before we cheer too loudly, a longer view is necessary. The 2018 number is still below where we were in 2014 and continues a pattern of progressively poorer performance relative to other countries dating back to 1980, even as our health care costs eclipsed them.
Links:
[1] https://thepcc.org/profile/christopher-f-koller?language=en
[2] https://www.milbank.org/2020/02/here-not-there-rebalancing-health-systems-toward-primary-care/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Here%20Not%20There%20Rebalancing%20Health%20Systems%20Toward%20Primary%20Care&utm_content=Here%20Not%20There%20Rebalancing%20Health%20Systems%20Toward%20Primary%20Care%20CID_c868e2e8e17e0af638c7622e659c2d15&utm_source=Email%20Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Read%20the%20blog
[3] https://thepcc.org/legislation/colorado-hb18-1365-primary-care-infrastructure-creation?language=en