Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Bloomberg reported that Walmart’s projected visit volume for the company’s new health clinic in Duluth, Georgia, exceeded expectations. The map illustrates the density of Walmart’s Supercenters vis-à-vis the yellow dots that represent relatively higher uninsured rates.

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Mental health Primary Care Medical Billing Connected Health 317

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.

Pharmaceuticals 136

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Medicare Mental health 136

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment.

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Primary Care Medicare Medical Billing Public Health 212

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2022

Walgreens launched Find Care Now in 2018. Patients can track nutrition and food intake, mood and mental health, financial issues, transportation, and activity (such as steps). And they have helped people co-create health outcomes as quantified in the cancer care experience slide shown here.

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Mental health Digital Health Patient Experience Connected Health 156

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

health care economics, patients are now payors as health consumers with more financial skin in paying medical bills. As consumers, people have great expectations from the organizations on the supply side of health care — providers (hospitals and doctors), health insurance plans, pharma and medical device companies.

Mental health 157

Mental health Medical Billing Medical Technology Pharmaceuticals 157

Henry Kotula

AUGUST 28, 2023

In August 2018, I launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast. As prices climb ever-higher, at least half of Americans can’t afford to pay their out-of-pocket medical bills, which remain the leading cause of U.S. [link] Albert Einstein determined that time is relative. bankruptcy. healthcare over the past five years.

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Mental health Medicare Medical Billing Telemedicine 41

Lloyd Price

AUGUST 29, 2019

Why Amazon is moving into health Few doubt new digital technologies have roles to play in the huge challenges healthcare systems are facing. Amazon came back for another go in June 2018 when it paid close to $1bn for online pharmacy PillPack, which has licences to supply prescription drugs across the US.

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Health Data Medical Billing Mental health Interoperability 60