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WFAE’s series, “The Price We Pay,” analyzes why Americans spend excessively on health care while still getting lackluster results. For the final episode of the series, we look at how new technologies aim to improve care and reduce costs across the board.
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For many American families, child care is a necessity, as children make up 22% of the U.S. population. But the cost can be prohibitively expensive, forcing some parents to choose between paying for child care or quitting their jobs. We sit down with local and national experts to look at the impact of child care on everything from gender roles to the national economy.
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Rising health care costs are a burden on many employers and employees. In Part 10 of The Price We Pay, WFAE's series examining the American health care system, we look at how a number of big and small businesses have been trying to contain those costs.
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The U.S. spends twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries, but health outcomes remain poor. We look at what Congress can, and can't, do to improve the nation's healthcare.
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Nurses in North Carolina already are stretched thin thanks to the pandemic workload. It's about to get worse thanks to a nursing shortage, one organization predicts. But it's not because there's a lack of nursing candidates. The problem is in finding educators to teach and train aspiring nurses.
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The Camino Health Center has served Charlotte, specifically the Latino community, for 18 years, providing myriad services in both English and Spanish. Now, the center is expanding its wellness branch to include one-on-one physical training and nutrition services.
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The pandemic has intensified burnout among health care workers. They say it's eroding their passion for the job and the quality of patient care. Here's how some of them are trying to solve it.
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The U.S. health care system can be confusing even for people who grew up in this country. Imagine being new here and trying to navigate it.
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Patients in the United States pay 2 1/2 times more for the same medications than those in other countries. The system leaves some cashing in their life savings to afford medicines like Revlimid.
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It's estimated Americans spend $1 trillion a year on health care administration — more than we spend on Medicare. A study shows a quarter to half is wasted on things only necessary due to the complexity of our health care system.