Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialist from Vermont, is now chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The HELP committee has more power than any other health committee in Congress. In a hearing that took place on Friday, February 17 the committee discussed the growing shortage of skilled workers in health care. Kaiser Health News reported on the hearing.
Author: Devon Herrick
More Americans Delay Care Due to Cost
It’s no mystery that Americans are paying a bigger share of their medical bills out-of-pocket these days. Health plan deductibles have about doubled in the past two decades. My 2023 health plan deductible is nearly $9,000. Some family plans have combined deductibles of $15,000. High deductibles are causing more Americans to delay medical care according to The New York Times.
One-in-Ten FDA-Approved Drug Failed at Least One Drug Trial Goals
Is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval the gold standard for whether a drug truly does what it’s supposed to? Not according to a recent analysis. A review by Harvard and Yale researchers found that one-in-ten drugs approved by the FDA between 2018-2021 failed one or more of the stated endpoints.
Food for Thought: How Much Does Food Effect Your Health?
The United States government maintains a dietary pyramid of foods we’re supposed to eat (see image above; that’s not the real USDA food diet pyramid). Guidelines purport to enlighten Americans on what foods they should eat and in what proportions. Supposedly, women need a diet of roughly 2,000 calories a day while men need a diet that doesn’t exceed 2,500 calories a day. That’s not just any calories, however. Our caloric intake has to be made up of certain foods in specific proportions.