A Heart For Health: Understanding How to Navigate the Human Side of Healthcare

For the first time since the 1920's, life expectancy in the U.S. has decreased from 79 years in 2019 to 76 in 2021. In 1980, life expectancy was just under 74 years and had steadily been increasing over the next 4 decades. It's likely not a coincidence that this drop occurred over the course of a worldwide pandemic. However, there are many reasons why this downward trend could have occurred, nonetheless. Exponential increases in chronic disease as well as the cost of managing them are two s...