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How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy Medicine is now the nation’s largest employer, but its growth may be slowing. By Lydia DePillis and Christine Zhang July 3, 2025 ...

Collaborative use of population-level health data and artificial intelligence is essential for achieving precision health through a learning health system. Two groundbreaking initiatives—the ...

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Original Medicare is run directly by the government. Original Medicare includes Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance). With Original Medicare, you can get care from 99% of the ...

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