The Guardian (27.03.2017) Obamacare will be the law of the land for the “foreseeable future”, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, admitted in the aftermath of the abject failure of Donald Trump or the Republican party to “repeal or replace” Obama’s flagship Affordable Care Act (ACA) after seven years of bleating about it.

EuroNews (24.03.2017) Les dépenses de santé aux Etats-Unis sont estimées à 20 % du PIB pour 2017, un record mondial qui se chiffre à 3,5 trillions de dollars. Moins de la moitié de ces dépenses sont financées par le gouvernement américain. (A titre de comparaison, selon l’OCDE, au sein de l’Union européenne, les pays membres prennent en charge environ 72 % des dépenses de santé.)

latimes.com (11.10.2016) The future of the U.S. healthcare system will be influenced to a large extent by a company that makes weapons of war.

Bloomberg (10.10.2016) One would think that if given the paid time off to care for their newborns, men would take it. But even at the rarified companies that offer paternity or parental leave, new dads don't often take advantage of the benefit. Why not? Sure, there's the cultural stigma and the (legitimate) fear of losing out on job opportunities. But giving men less time off than women might also have something to do with it.

fedscoop.com (12.10.2016) “I can’t build systems today that miss whatever the next iPhone thing is," Rob Klopp said.

Bloomberg (24.11.2016) Chile, Mexico and the U.S. are the developed countries with the highest rates of inequality, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report.

El Nuevo Herald (06.12.2016) Los empleadores estadounidenses agregaron en noviembre 178.000 puestos de trabajo y la tasa de desempleo alcanzó un mínimo no visto en nueve años, del 4,6%, aunque ello obedeció principalmente a que muchas personas dejaron de buscar trabajo y no fueron considerados en las cifras de desempleados.

Business Insider (01.12.2016) None of the 60 largest US corporations, offer the suggested amount of parental leave set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a new report finds.

Reuters (11.12.2016) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to expand Obamacare and ensure all Americans have access to healthcare.

USA Today (12.12.2016) American Express is joining the movement for expanded parental leave, and it's doing so in a big way.