Immunization
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 18, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> ABSTRACT | United States health care spending consumes nearly a fifth of the GDP [1]. While, in many respects, the U.S. health care system is enviable and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 19, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> In 2021, as the majority of the world’s population eagerly waits to receive safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, factories worldwide are producing bits of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 25, 2018 | Commentary, Perspectives
Despite efforts to increase rates of immunization among Medicare patients, especially racial and ethnic minorities, these rates remain well below Healthy People 2020 targets [1]. It is not difficult to conclude that we need to learn more about how and why...
by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Sep 19, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
About the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Series This publication is part of the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative, which commissioned expert papers on 19 priority focus areas for U.S. health policy by...
by Kyra E. Cappelucci | May 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In a list of 17 high-income countries, the United States ranks last in terms of life expectancy for males and second-to-last for females. The U.S. population also experiences worse outcomes compared with its peers in nine key areas: infant mortality and...
