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Americans Skip Meds and Borrow Billions to Pay for Basic Health Care

Last year, Americans borrowed a whopping $ 88 billion to pay for their health care, according to a nationally representative survey. What’s more, 45 percent of respondents said they feared that a major health care crisis would lead to bankruptcy, and nearly 25 percent of respondents reported skipping medical treatments in order to cut costs.… Read More: Americans Skip Meds and Borrow Billions to Pay for Basic… »

Heart Attacks Fall By One-Third Among Older Americans

FRIDAY, March 15, 2019 — A groundbreaking new study holds heartening news for older Americans. Since the mid-1990s, the number of seniors who suffered a heart attack or died from one dropped dramatically — evidence that campaigns to prevent heart attacks and improve patient care are paying off, Yale University researchers said. The study of… Read More: Heart Attacks Fall By One-Third Among Older Americans »

Aging Americans are a big market for tech investors, who also want to track their parents

Greg Yap is a venture capitalist looking for the next big thing in digital health. At age 45, he’s also the father of young kids and the son of an aging mother, who lives nearby in an independent living facility.

Americans are sicker and dying younger, despite the billions pouring into digital health

Silicon Valley has spent years promising to disrupt the $ 3.5 trillion health-care industry.