Category: Healthcare
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Maternal Mortality in America: The Data Has a Race Problem
How the United States became the deadliest developed nation for childbirth — and why Black women bear the heaviest burden A Number Behind Every Name Every year in the United States, hundreds of women die from causes directly related to or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth. In 2023, that number was 669 — down from…
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Corporate America Hijacked U.S. Healthcare—and Patients Are Collateral Damage
Over the past several decades, the structure of the U.S. healthcare system has shifted dramatically. What was once a fragmented landscape of independent insurers, pharmacies, hospitals, and providers has increasingly consolidated into a small number of large, vertically integrated corporations. This consolidation has raised important questions about competition, pricing, access to care, and long-term system…