Must-Read News: Health Care Employment Rises

Start your week with our must-read news—see what caught our eye around the web, and keep reading to see our top stories from last week. The unemployment rate in the United States recently reached just 3.9%—a tight labor market. In April, the share of new health care jobs also reached a new high, with 24,400 […]

Home Health Care Spending Growth Outpaced All Other Sectors

Health care spending over the last year has remained modest in its growth—except for home health care, which saw more spending than any other sector. National health spending reached $3.51 trillion in August 2017, 4.3% higher than spending in the same month in 2016, according to Altarum’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending from the Altarum […]

Home Health Job Growth Outpaces All Other Health Care Settings

Home health care—an industry that knows staff turnover all too well—is adding jobs at a faster pace than any other health care employment setting, new data show. Over the past 12 months, home health care added 74,900 jobs for a growth rate of 5.8%, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Altarum Institute, […]