Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health

Health
Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs. The other vision offered today by the Trump administration lays out a future where the government spends less on health care — and, as a result, vulnerable populations get less medical care. Religion’s link to health is clearer when it comes to smoking: Actively religious adults are less likely than the unaffiliated to say they ever smoke in 17 out of 19 countries, including the U.S., Russia and Germany.

Also, many hospitals … Read More..

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health

Health
Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs. For instance, with no controls, the actively religious are less likely than everyone else to report very good health in five countries (Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Estonia and Slovenia), and only more likely to do so in two countries (the U.S. and Taiwan).

The White House said Monday that Trump’s budget, which calls for changing hospital reimbursement rates and finding savings on drug prices, does not amount to cuts for Medicare or change … Read More..