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Persistent discomfort is breaking the healthcare system’s back

Persistent discomfort is breaking the healthcare system’s back

General
Companies invest over $800 billion each year on health advantages for their employees. And remarkably, the biggest single motorist of that costs isn't cancer or cardiovascular disease-- it's pain in the back and other musculoskeletal conditions (MSK). Dealing with MSK expenses companies $52 each month per enrollee, usually, according to an analysis from United Healthcare, the country's biggest personal insurance provider. Cancer, moles and other tumorous developments jointly represent $43 per enrollee each month, and persistent circulatory conditions likewise cost $43 per enrollee monthly. Companies can considerably minimize this costs while enhancing both the quality of care and relief from discomfort their staff members get. I'm chief of physiatry at the Hospital for Special Surgery, whi...
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Drug Prices in Winning Halloween Haikus

Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Drug Prices in Winning Halloween Haikus

Health and Mediacal
If you attempt, feast your eyes on this year's winners of KFF Health News' 6th yearly Halloween Haiku contest. We got more than 4 lots scary submissions however just a few bubbled to the top of the cauldron. Here's the winner and the leading runners-up, highlighted by Oona Zenda. The judges' favorites were motivated by blood lacks, high healthcare expenses, and the eye-gouging cost of prescription drugs. Watch on KFF Health News' social networks accounts (X; Instagram; and Facebook) for more of our favorites. Delight in! First Place (Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Crystal Decker) Vampires do not terrify me. Empty blood racks, now that's worry. Roll up, conserve a life. -- Crystal Decker Second Place (Illustrat...