In 2023, U.S. health expenditures surged by 7.5%, reaching $4.9 trillion, or an average of $14,570 per person, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

Among the 58% of U.S. employees with physical chronic health conditions, a majority (60%) have not formally told their employer.

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans believe their household debt is affecting their health.

The DOGE team's request is part of a plan to cut federal spending by $1 trillion, with Medicaid cuts likely.

The letters were signed by the America’s Agenda, Blue Shield of California, the ERISA Industry Committee, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, PBM Accountability Project and Transparency-Rx.

Through a collaboration with TELUS Health, New Hampshire employees enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan now have access cognitive behavioral therapy services.

One in four respondents selected health care access as their highest priority for public health.

“Tariffs, as well as any reaction of the countries on whom such tariffs are imposed, could reduce the availability of these lifesaving medications and supplies in the United States," says Richard J. Pollack, president and CEO of the AHA.