Commonwealth Fund August 6, 2019
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The national rate of premature deaths from treatable conditions like diabetes or thyroid disease hit its lowest point six years ago, but it rose the following year and has changed little since
African Americans are more likely than whites or Hispanics to die before age 75 from treatable health conditions
The Commonwealth Fund launched a new online data center in June 2018. This tool allows users to interact with, visualize, and download state level health system performance data. The data center will be updated throughout the year — each indicator update will be accompanied by a short blog post highlighting the new data.
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