Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Experian surveyed 1,000 consumers in September 2017 for this study. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Among all consumer pain points explored in the Experian study, the top-ranked tasks related to money in healthcare. health citizens support continuity of care for our fellow patients, whatever political stripe.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The paper, Health Insurance Affordability Concerns and health Care Avoidance Among US Adults Approaching Retirement , explored the perspectives of 1,028 US adults between 50 and 64 years of age between November 2018 and March 2019.

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2023

Here, we call out the 12% increase in the proportion of Americans who say that parents should be able to choose not to vaccinate their children, found in the Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey from December 2022. There is another data point in the study on women’s health and prescriptions — for ADHD drugs.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2019

People who are in poor health or use more health care services are more likely to report multiple unmet social needs, such as food insecurity, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of good housing, social isolation, and poor transportation access, found through a survey conducted by McKinsey.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

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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Health Populi

JUNE 21, 2019

That costs are inching up are concerning to employers providing health benefits, who have become dissatisfied with efforts to contain health spending, PwC learned from its survey research. Not that in 2018, 75% of employers offered these programs. On the consumer side, HRI conducted a national survey among 2,500 U.S.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here’s a look at five payer trends to watch for in 2018, and some tips for preparing to deal with them. Insurance companies have created policies, designed plans and narrowed provider networks to bring down healthcare costs. Expect payers to accelerate those programs and policies and search for more cost-saving levers in 2018.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine in December 2018 found that as out-of-pocket costs for insulin have increased over the past few years, many patients use less insulin than needed. EBRI also found in this study that most workers said the most important benefit in making a job decision is health insurance.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2018

Upwell Health surveyed 5,255 people with diabetes online in 2017. Health Populi’s Hot Points: America is the United States of Diabetes when it comes to healthcare spending. Care for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

High Spending Growth Rates For Key Diseases In 2000-14 Were Driven By Technology And Demographic Factors , a June 2018 Health Affairs article, analyzed this data.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 lacked health insurance. million people in 2017.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points: The top challenges in patients seeking care noted in the first chart related to paying for treatment, following by mental and emotional well-being. This third chart comes from the latest annual Stress in America survey done by the American Psychological Association , published today on U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2018

parents are sobering up to the risks of social mobility in America for their children: in 2018, 51% of U.S. This is unique compared with people living in other OECD countries, only 37% of whom agree with the education statement. In the U.S., social mobility is not evenly distributed across the generations.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The CMS team added a “special topics” section at the end of the forecast report with an analysis of prescription drug rebates and specialty drug price impacts, and a discussion about the effect of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) on national health spending.

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Health Populi

MAY 6, 2018

Universal health care was covered in a section on 28 April 2018, and coverage on financial inclusion was bundled into the 5th May edition. A survey by the Federal Reserve last year found that 44% of Americans would struggle to meet an unexpected expense of $400 without selling something or borrowing.”

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Prioritizing patient needs topped the agenda at last month’s Value in Healthcare Initiative meeting, hosted by the Center for Total Health. Launched earlier this year, the Initiative is a collaboration between the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That wand has begun to initiate its magic in the physician community, based on a wonderful essay in JAMA published 20 December 2018 titled, Social Determinants of Health in the Digital Age: Determining the Source Code for Nurture. Does the U.S. need a new-and-improved HIPAA or more over-arching new national privacy law like a USGDPR?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I noted this Morning Consult survey , data shown here, finding that people of color who were lower-income as of June 2020 had a more difficult time paying for Internet and phone bills than white people with lower incomes. ” Assuring health equity in a post-pandemic world.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. I’ve copied the chart here.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Three quarters of GPs surveyed have said they are seeing between one and five people a day suffering with loneliness, which is linked to a range of damaging health impacts, like heart disease, strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. You can learn more about Jo Cox and the loneliness agenda here.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

A recent Sage Growth Partners survey found that 64 percent of healthcare executives say EHRs have failed to deliver better population health management tools, and a large majority of providers are seeking third-party solutions outside their EHR for value-based care. A whopping 95% said they regret the decision to change systems.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 23, 2020

From an economic perspective, a survey of UK households three weeks into ‘lockdown’ found that 49% of households feel anxious about their finances, rising to 95% amongst the households experiencing serious financial difficulties [11]. In France, calls to the national violence against children helpline have increased by 89% [10].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2020

who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Workers receiving health insurance through their jobs have seen their portfolio of benefits changing over the years.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. teens and young adults say they have gone online to try to find people with health conditions similar to their own and 61% say they have read, listened to, or watched other people share about their health experiences online.

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Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This year, 39 percent of large, corporate employers surveyed by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) offer high-deductible plans, also called “consumer-directed” coverage, as workers’ only choice. The KFF survey was published Tuesday; the NBGH data, in August. For next year, that figure is set to drop to 30 percent. “It

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

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Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2019

Each of these companies has had their challenging PR moments in 2018 regarding leadership, privacy gaffes, service levels, and social issues. To assess company reputations overall, Axios and Harris Poll surveyed 6,118 adults 18 and over in November 2019. health security for insurance coverage and wellness services.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2018

Pew also calculated that median weekly earnings increased from $232 in the beginning of 1979 to $879 in 2018. Here’s evidence from a new Bankrate survey which had a question regarding women’s concerns about healthcare, shown in the table. Purchasing power over time is shown in the second chart.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A new study from Tia, the women’s health services platform, looks deeply into COVID-19’s negative impacts on working-age women and how they would advise the next occupant of the White House on health policy in Dear Future President — What Women Want for Healthcare in America. coverage for telehealth, and.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This year’s Temkin Experience Index ranked health insurance among the lowest consumer-facing experiences, and Interbrands’ released their 2018 Best Global Brands report this week — which names only a couple of health-focused companies. As Adam told the New York Times this week , “These are going to be mammoth organizations.”.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2018

So warns the Sixth Annual Nationwide TCHS Consumers Healthcare Survey , with the tagline: “Stressed Out: Americans and Healthcare.” ” Perhaps this is why healthcare has become a top voting issue for the 2018 mid-term elections that will be held on November 6 one week from today. adults in August 2018.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

That logic was bolstered by a finding in the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer finding more U.S. consumers trusted the biotech health industry segment compared with the pharmaceutical segment. Right now they’re very science- and research-forward versus very business-forward.”. Why was this the case?

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

But while there’s majority support for universal health care, we should think broadly about this concept at this moment. Now, in late 2018, we look toward 2019 and the 2020 Presidential elections and must also contemplate the lower darker green line. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system.

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Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2018

Healthcare — availability and affordability — is a more intense worry for Americans in March 2018 than crime and violence, Federal spending, guns, drug use, and hunger and homelessness. were worried about the economy, and 23% about unemployment, in March 2018. adults 18 and over between 1st-8th March 2018.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

If you’re reading Health Populi , then you’re keen on health policy, health economics, most of all, patients: now playing starring roles as consumers, caregivers, and payors in their own care. This survey revealed an important data point that speaks volumes about how people in the U.S. That is, U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2018

Thus, the public holds the POTUS and the Republican party responsible for moving the Affordable Care Act forward… or not, according to the July 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Health care will be a key issue in the 2018 mid-term elections that will be held in November.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

2018 midterm elections, healthcare voting seems to have translated as a local issue, falling into O’Neill’s axiom. On this morning after 2018 midterm election results are (mostly) out, it looks like healthcare was a local and state issue for U.S. 2018 midterm voters. 2018 midterm voters. ” In the U.S.

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