How Does the Healthcare Sector Contribute to GHG Emissions
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2M ago
"The medical system is responsible for a surprisingly large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and the toll is especially heavy in the U.S. The health care industry “is among the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialized world,” accounting for between 4.4% and 4.6% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a key paper on this topic, published in 2020 in Health Affairs. In the United States, the toll is particularly heavy. It’s estimated that the health care sector produced about 8.5% of domestic greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, according to that paper. It also notes the ..read more
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New Pill Reduces Hospitalizations for COVID and Other Top Stories this Week
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
Story one: https://bit.ly/3H5awj4 Story two: https://bbc.in/3EVFIzI Story three: https://wapo.st/3wtlb2n Story four: https://cnn.it/3o8qyQI Story five: https://bit.ly/3o9OrY7 Follow me on twitter: @SeanMMcGuire Connect with us: Facebook.com/AmericasHealthcareChallenge ..read more
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Top Five Stories of October 2021
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
1) Infrastructure Bill's Top Provisions. 2) Biden's Vaccine Mandate and Blowback 3) Merck in the Money? 4)Drug Companies Making Bank 5) Positive News on a New Cancer Treatment ..read more
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As Vaccine Mandate Creates Blowback Can a New Pill Save the Day?
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
President Biden mandated that businesses with more than 100 employees mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or require workers to be tested regularly. This has created blowback all over the country and several outlets are worried about the impact on the healthcare workforce. Also, as this pandemic drags, could we now have a new treatement ..read more
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Biden's COVID-19 Plan Sparks Controversy Amongst Business, Unvaccinated
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
President Biden outlined his six point plan to battle the COVID-19 Delta Variant. This segment looks at some of the important provisions including a controversial Department of Labor requirement for businesses with more than 100 employees facing a $14,000 penalty for un-vaccinated employees who deny testing ..read more
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As Delta Variant Dominates Biden Unveils Six Point Response
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
As kids head back to school new concerns have surfaced about the Delta variant that is increasing hospitalizations rapidly across the country. The difference here is that it is affecting children more than other strains. Will the six-point plan outlined by the President be able to slow the spread? We discuss in this segment ..read more
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ACA is Here to Stay After Supreme Court Denies Another Repeal Effort
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
Breaking news today as the United States Supreme Court sided with the Federal government and upheld the constitutionality of the law. In this segment we discuss the historic 7-2 decision, share reaction from President and talk about the five things we may see now that the law is here to stay ..read more
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FREE Bonus Content: Looking Back and Ahead in the Crazy World of U.S. Healthcare
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
In this exclusive webinar, we discuss the latest futuristic healthcare developments catching our attention as in 2021 along with the major healthcare legislation passed in the last decade. For more information on the content discussed in this webinar make sure to hit us up here by filling out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GgEhVD0yXnsaKZ9ExQMGKGYI5797X7R6Xf1FhS5GvGs/edit ..read more
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As Americans Unmask Questions Surface on Their Efficacy and COVID Origins
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
States all over the country drop mask mandates and numbers continue to decline as vaccinations increase. Some are questioning their effectiveness as others appear to need reprogramming into not wearing a mask. The recently released Fauci emails reveal inconsistencies on this requirement people are starting to ask questions about this and the origins of the COVID virus. As the once revered, Dr. Anthony Fauci answers tough questions about his emails, his critics such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) continue to question his credibility ..read more
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BIG NEWS: Biogen's Alzheimers Drug (Aducanumab) Approved By FDA
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by America's Healthcare Challenge
1y ago
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug to treat the horrible disease known as Alzheimer's which affects 6 million Americans right now and is expected to impact 13 million within the next 30 years. This new drug called Aducanumab and developed by Biogen targets the plaque that affects brain cells and was approved amidst some controversy. In this episode we cover this breaking news and play clips from the Biogen CEO who defends the $56,000 annual price. As a bonus in this segment we discuss how you can capitalize on rebate programs to ..read more
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