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As Medical Cost Trend Remains Flat, Patients Face Growing Health Consumer Financial Stress

Health Populi

” That was written in the 2001-2010 period of healthcare spending, so an old story giving me feelings of déjà vu. In 2007, the year I launched Health Populi , the inaugural post focused on just this issue; the post was titled, “Health care is the #1 line item in our national economy…and taking more out of your pocket.”

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Slip Slidin’ Away: the Reputations of Pharma and Healthcare in the U.S. Decline in the Latest Gallup Poll

Health Populi

This stat for the pharma industry was the lowest Gallup ever recorded for the sector since 2001. At the very bottom of the list is the pharmaceutical industry, with net 60% of people feeling negative about pharma (28% somewhat negative + 32% feeling very negative).