Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. per year, 2017-26, expected to hit $5.7 The annual growth rate of medical spending will be 5.5%

Medicare 198

Medicare Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 198

Health Populi

JANUARY 30, 2020

But most Americans, rich or not, believe that it’s unfair for wealthier people to get better health care, according to a January 2020 poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Life Experiences and Income Equality in the United States. adults 18 or older.

Public Health 191

Public Health Medicare Pharmaceuticals Health Policy 191

Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

“Health agencies will have to become at least as sophisticated as other consumer/retail industries in analyzing a variety of data that helps uncover root causes of human behavior,” Gartner recommended in 2017. That’s because “health” is not all pre-determined by our parent-given genetics.

Public Health 199

Public Health Medicare Health Technology Patient Experience 199

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 1/11/18: Introduced and referred to Public Health and Human Services Committee. Carry Over from 2017. LEGISLATION. 016.06.17.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Telehealth Public Health Nursing 48

Henry Kotula

JUNE 5, 2020

county using 2017 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data. They also used aggregated data from the CDC and local public health agencies to plot the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each county as of May 12. Researchers determined the density of infectious disease physicians in every U.S. Four study findings: 1.

Public Health 32

Public Health Telemedicine Medicare Health Policy 32

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Cost concerns are playing into peoples’ perspectives on health care reform proposals, with a majority of survey respondents saying they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate that would support expanding private health insurance reforms versus scrapping commercial insurance for a Medicare for All proposal.

Medical Billing 130

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 130

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. In 2019, there was a major sentinel event for public health made by a huge private sector force in America: Walmart.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314