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World Health Systems Facts is a project of the Real Reporting Foundation. We provide reliable statistics and other data from authoritative sources regarding health systems and policies in the US and sixteen other nations.
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World Health Systems Facts @healthsystemsfacts.bsky.social · Jun 27
Health Systems Facts provides information about healthcare systems and policies in 17 different nations and more than 20 topical areas. No registration, no memberships, no fundraising pitches, no merch, no ads, and no AI. Just the facts.
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Information About Different National Health Systems
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"While Health and councillors determine whether to agree on a common protocol, at least five regions have already recommended mask usage in certain places and cases."
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Health Authorities and Regions Aim for Unified Mask Usage Across the Country | TodoAlicante
Decision on a Common Flu Protocol Expected on Wednesday; Minister 'Believes' There is Commitment to Approve It
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November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"The department determined that the following programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology."
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Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care
New AI-powered programs offer help to patients stymied by insurance denials.
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AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care • Stateline
As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bil...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Doctor Here 👋

-The Department of Education just said nursing is no longer a professional degree.

- #Nursing is one of the most important and respected professions. Our healthcare system depends on them.

- #Nurses save lives!! They must be respected as professionals!

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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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"As of 7 November 2025, 12,596 confirmed measles cases have been reported across ten countries (approximately 95% of the Region’s cases in Canada, Mexico and US), a 30-fold increase compared to 2024."
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PAHO calls for regional action as the Americas lose measles elimination status
Washington, D.C., 10 November 2025 (PAHO) –The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today that the Region of the Americas has lost its verification as free from endemic measles transmissi...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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"Health officials estimate the measles vaccine prevented 6.2 millions deaths in the Americas between 2000 and 2023."
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Canada no longer measles-free as outbreaks spread
Canada has lost its measles elimination status as vaccination rates have slipped below the 95% coverage rate needed to stop outbreaks
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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HCAO Webinar: Taiwan's National Health Insurance and Lessons for Oregon's Universal Health Care Plan
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HCAO Webinar: Taiwan's National Health Insurance and Lessons for Oregon's Universal Health Care Plan
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November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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EHFG 2025: Rethinking solidarity in health - Healing Europe´s fractured social contract
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EHFG 2025: Rethinking solidarity in health - Healing Europe´s fractured social contract - YouTube
The social contract, a shared understanding that binds individuals, families, communities, workplaces, and institutions, underpins the cohesion that makes ou...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.

Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Health Care Professionals Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US
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Health Care Professionals Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US
This national study evaluates the percentage of US health care professionals sponsored for H-1B visas in fiscal year 2024 across occupation groups and county characteristics.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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National Health Care Reform: Policy Challenges in the Trump Era
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National Health Care Reform: Policy Challenges in the Trump Era
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October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Among US health care workers, rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are highest among direct care and support staff, with over 1 in 4 experiencing food insecurity.

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A research letter from JAMA titled "Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Housing Instability Among US Health Care Workers." Published online October 22, 2025.The US health workforce faces projected shortages of more than 180 000 physicians and 200 000 registered nurses.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year."
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Health Benefits In 2025: Family Premiums Rise 6 Percent, Large Employers Increase Coverage Of GLP-1s For Weight Loss | Health Affairs Journal
In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440) ...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Many concerned the cost of health care will keep climbing
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Many concerned the cost of health care will keep climbing - AP-NORC
Eight in 10 say health care is personally important to them. More Hispanic adults than white adults care about immigration and oppose deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a system...
Our findings underscore the complex and dynamic nature of global health challenges. Since 2010, there have been large decreases in burden due to CMNN diseases and many environmental and behavioural ri...
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October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Transparency Reveals Health Care Prices—And A Billing And Payments System In Need Of Overhaul
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Transparency Reveals Health Care Prices—And A Billing And Payments System In Need Of Overhaul | Health Affairs Forefront
After four years, federal price transparency rules have revealed a meaningful number of prices. But they’ve revealed something more: immense complexity, and costly inefficiencies, in health care finan...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Urban Hospitals: Factors Contributing to Selected Hospital Closures and Related Changes in Available Health Care Services
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October 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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'Voice of CDC' Goes Silent
— In departure from the past, MMWR staff not allowed to be exempted from shutdown furlough
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'Voice of CDC' Goes Silent
In departure from the past, MMWR staff not allowed to be exempted from shutdown furlough
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October 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look at Policies Across the U.S. in 2025
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State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look at Policies Across the U.S. in 2025
This report evaluates the current landscape of medical debt protections at the federal and state levels and identifies where they fall short.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Today is #InternationalDayofOlderPersons

Older people with disabilities face challenges like lack of long-term support and barriers to autonomy.

In our #DisabilityVoice we share their voices and discuss the EU Action Plan to combat ageism.

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October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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