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NHIS is designed by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) – the government agency tasked to monitor the population's health status and behavior – and administered by the U.S. Census Bureau. [1] NHIS has been administered since 1957, although the core content and questionnaires undergo major revisions every 10–15 years. [2]
Affordable Health Care for America (H.R. 3962) America's Affordable Health Choices (H.R. 3200) Baucus Health Bill (S. 1796) Proposed. American Health Care Act (2017) Medicare for All Act (2021, H.R. 1976) Healthy Americans Act (2007, 2009) Health Security Act (H.R. 3600) Latest enacted. Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) Health Care and Education ...
America's Health Rankings releases two yearly reports, one on the health of the general population in the 50 US states plus a senior report on the population aged 65 and older in each state. Both reports include some health metrics that are stratified by race/ethnicity, gender, age, education, place of residence, and economic status.
Health care cost as percent of GDP (total economy of a nation). [2] [3] Graph below is life expectancy versus healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018. [7] See: list of countries by life expectancy.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major public health challenge in the United States. CDC estimates that there are approximately 19 million new STIs yearly. The country experienced a reduction in reported STIs early in the COVID-19 pandemic, likely due to reduction in care devoted to them, but rates have rebounded in ensuing years. [18]
According to the United States government, Morocco has inadequate numbers of physicians (0.5 per 1,000 people) and hospital beds (1.0 per 1,000 people) and poor access to water (82 percent of the population) and sanitation (75 percent of the population). The health care system includes 122 hospitals, 2,400 health centers, and 4 university ...
The merged division was renamed the National Office of Vital Statistics. It was then transferred into the PHS Bureau of State Services in 1949. [2] [4] In 1960, the National Office of Vital Statistics and the National Health Survey merged to form the National Center for Health Statistics. [5]
A list of countries by health insurance coverage.The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.