The 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy report gave a past, present, and future look at diabetes care in the US and the role of obesity in these trends. The US health care system remains the most ...

For decades, workplace mental health has been treated as a personal matter, separate from productivity, performance and organizational outcomes. Today, that separation no longer holds. As labor ...

A lack of access to affordable health care among groups of Harris County residents is having a massive financial impact on the county’s economy, according to a new report. The report, conducted by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a public health researcher addressing health equity and disease. As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and ...

American life expectancy started dropping even before the pandemic. It’s a critical barometer of our nation’s health and a sign that all is not well in the U.S. After decades of increasing longevity, ...

The U.S. health economy experienced an eventful 2025. The federal mega bill brought major cuts to Medicaid, the program that pays for the healthcare of the poor. The bill lowered payment amounts to ...

U.S. health spending is growing faster than the economy and will reach 20.3% of GDP by 2033. Six structural problems—from price disparities to chronic disease—are pushing the system toward crisis.

Brain health disorders including Alzheimer’s, dementia, depression, and stroke-related cognitive decline currently cost the global economy $5 trillion a year. By 2030, that figure is projected to ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law early this month includes a number of healthcare provisions, but some of the most controversial are $1 trillion in federal spending cuts to Medicaid. The ...

The new report from the World Economic Forum, titled 'CARE: Closing the Women's Health Gap', highlights that when women ...