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Working-age Americans are dying prematurely. You can learn a lot about why by looking at what’s happened in Taylorsville, a small community 60 miles northwest of Charlotte. In Part 3 of "The Price We Pay," WFAE's Dana Miller Ervin looks at how job loss, education and health are linked.
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There's a 12-year difference in the life expectancy of people who live in the ZIP codes that house the Grier Heights Community Center and the Mint Museum's Randolph Road location, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The neighborhoods are just a three-minute drive apart. We take a deeper look and ask local and national experts about the social drivers of health and how those factors impact life expectancy.
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Research and data shows social determinants of health are leaving Americans sicker while spending more on health care. In Part 2 of The Price We Pay, we examine how social drivers of health aren't necessarily something we think of when considering health care — but we should.
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The U.S. spends twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries. That has led to a health care system that’s rich in resources, but with health outcomes that are remarkably poor.
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Medical residents who train in cities tend to stay in cities. Some rural providers say that closing the rural-urban physician gap is a matter of training some residents away from these population centers.
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The U.S. health care system does not share health information well. Coordination between public health agencies and medical providers is lacking. Technical and regulatory restrictions impede use of digital technologies. To put it bluntly, our health care delivery system is failing patients.
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The COVID-10 relief bill will reduce health care costs and incentivize states like North Carolina to expand Medicaid coverage.
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American women are less likely to survive pregnancy and childbirth than women in many other developed nations. And data shows African American women and their babies are the most likely to die. Now Congress may consider measures to address the problem.
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Democrats won the tiniest of majorities in the U.S. Senate this week, but that one-vote majority will have a large impact on health care.
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A new Trump Administration regulation going into effect on Jan. 1 requires hospitals to post their prices online. It will allow people to comparison shop for hospital care.