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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

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In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Americans’ Sense of Well-Being Falls to Great Recession Levels, Gallup Finds

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The Great Recession was a direct hit on national and personal economics; health was an indirect impact. No question that health care and peoples’ individual health status were impacted by the 2008-2010 economic decline, but these were not the headline story.

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Americans’ Trust in the Healthcare System Low Compared to Rest-of-World’s Health Citizens

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At the same time, Colombia resolved a 50-year civil war-type conflict, La Violencia, in 2016, leaving the nation scarred physically and mentally to deal with post-traumatic stress and a public health crisis for mental health. health ecosystem stakeholders.

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

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Over ten years, the premium dollars grew from $13,770 in 2010 to $21K in 2020. The worker’s contribution share was 29% in 2010, and 26% in 2020. Single coverage reached $7,470 in 2020 and was $5,049 in 2010. The first chart illustrates the growth of the premium shares split by employer and employee contributions.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

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In a survey based in the US, patients that experienced telehealth visits highly rated this type of healthcare (recommendations: > 80%) 5,6 , stating it was beneficial for their mental health as well. BMC Public Health. Telehealth mental health services during COVID-19: summary of evidence and clinical practice.

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

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Microsoft is working with Humana on how to leverage data to help people age in place safely and health-fully. Humana connects with consumers on issues of loneliness and mental health through its campaign with spokespeople Nick Jonas, Queen Latifah and Ted Danson.

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Spending on Medicines In and Post-COVID Say a Lot About Patients and Larger Healthcare Trends – an IQVIA Update

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Population-level mental health addressing depression/anxiety, stress, and substance use/dependency will be in demand. In the ten developed countries in the IQVIA Institute forecast, oncology has the greatest burden of disease, spending for which increased at a rate of 14% annually looking back to 2010 to 2019.