Insights into US Healthcare Trends and Challenges

This keynote explores critical facets of the U.S. healthcare system using a data-driven lens, examining spending trends escalating from $579 billion in 1978 to $7.6 trillion in 2024, alongside cost analysis revealing medical inflation's impact. We dissect rising insurance burdens, disparities in Medicaid access, and medical debt risks, while highlighting health outcome inequities. The role of lobbying, pharmaceutical pricing challenges, and industry consolidation will be addressed,...