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Behavioral Health Side-Effects in the COVID Era

Health Populi

“This surge of people experiencing acute behavioral health problems…has the potential to further impact the healthcare system for years to come,” a report from McKinsey expects looking at the hidden costs of COVID-19’s impact on U.S. health care. health care system in terms of workflow and payment parity.

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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

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rank prescription drugs, lab tests, emergency room visits, dental and vision care, preventive services, chronic disease management and mental health care as the “most essential” health care services, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted by The Physicians Foundation. People in the U.S.

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Longevity Stalls Around the World And Wealth, More Concentrated

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Health Populi’s Hot Points: This last chart compares gains in life expectancy (longevity) between two periods, 2002-2007 and 2012-2017. life expectancy gained in the earlier period, 2002-2007, ranked relatively high with OECD countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, and others.

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The Polarization of Trust in 2023 – What It Means for Health, via Edelman at Davos WEF 23

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Note that Russia, studied in the surveys between 2007 and 2022, was not included in the 2023 research). The Edelman team conducted this 23rd annual study in November 2022 in 28 countries, among over 32,000 people — some 1,150 residents per country polled.