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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018. The biggest cost problem is for people who are sick, Altman asserted: this is, as he observed, “the opposite of how a health system should work.”

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Kroger will expand its food-as-medicine platform, deploying tele-nutrition with registered dietitians and growing evidence-base for prescribing a Mediterranean (or DASH) diet for heart-health, among other eating styles. Growing adoption of “broad-spectrum” self-care – including digital health tools.