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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

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This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies may have to determine where they can and should plug in, HRI predicts.

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Patients-As-Health Care Payers Define What a Digital Front Door Looks Like

Health Populi

A just-breaking report from the CDC explores the demographics of patients between 18 and 64 years of age (that is, not children and not folks of Medicare-age) who avoid prescription drugs due to cost, in Characteristics of Adults Age 18-64 Who Did Not Take Medication as Prescribed to Reduce Costs: United States, 2021.

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Preventive Medicine is the Key to Value-Based Care

Healthcare IT Today

Value-based care makes care more affordable for patients while rewarding clinicians for improved care, and the industry recognizes the value. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded Medicare Advantage through 2023 to make the shift, and digital health tools are crucial for support. spent nearly $4.3

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

Jain, physician executive with government, pharmaceutical, payer and provider experience, joins Board. billion raised in the first half of 2021 across 372 deals. “To Trevor Fetter, MBA, senior lecturer on the faculty of Harvard Business School and former longtime Tenet Healthcare chairman and CEO, named to Board.

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Gallup Reveals Americans’ Views on Industry Are the Lowest Since 2008 – Implications for Healthcare and Pharma

Health Populi

The year-on-year decline from 2021 find oil and gas at the lowest level of positivity, advertising/PR, legal, the Federal government, and pharma at the bottom of the ratings. Which sectors enhanced consumers’ favorable views between 2021 and 2022?

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Dollar General, the Latest Retail Health Destination?

Health Populi

Nearly one-half of the 3,600 new stores that will open in 2021 will be dollar stores, according to Coresight Research. At the same time, nearly 3,400 retail stores will close in 2021.

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Sharing an Almost Unique Perspective — Putting the Hospital Out of Business

Henry Kotula

The entire healthcare industry, including health systems, physicians, non-physician caregivers, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical firms, and medical insurers, is stressed because most are experiencing serious profit margin squeeze. RESPONDING TO AN ATTACK Preemptive reinvention is much wiser than responding to an attack.

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