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From the blog of David Rosenthal at The Times of Israel

The Jewish News of Northern California

US comes in last in health care rankings of high-income countries KMIZ By Tami Luhby, CNN The US once again ranked last in access to health care, equity and outcomes among high-income countries, despite spending a far greater share of its economy on health care, a new report released Wednesday has found. The nation has landed in the basement in all seven studies the Commonwealth Fund has conducted since 2004. The US is the only one of the 11 countries surveyed not to have universal health insurance coverage. While the latest data does not reflect the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it lay...

The financial firm is staking out its own venture to pump $250 million into healthcare solutions and partnerships.

Joe Biden speaks at the Cross Hall of the White House in February about lives lost to Covid after the death toll passed 500,000. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Calls are mounting for the Biden administration to set up a national tracking system of Covid-19 deaths among frontline healthcare workers to honor the thousands of nurses, doctors and support staff who have died and ensure that future generations are not forced to make the same ultimate – and in many cases needless – sacrifice. Health policy experts and union leaders are...