Department and Health officials tackle high infant mortality rate in Tennessee
The Department is collaborating with Nashville Health in an effort to combat infant mortality in Tennessee.
Policy Prescriptions Melinda Buntin brings Washington expertise to Vanderbilt’s Department of Health Policy
by Ryan Underwood | Jun. 28, 2016, 3:47 PM
Health care once seemed simple: You got sick, called a doctor, and
paid the bill as best you could.
Today health care accounts for nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. gross domestic product—about $3 trillion of economic activity annually. It’s also the largest item in the federal budget, making up 28 percent of all government spending.
