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The Health Consumer in 2024 – The Health Populi TrendCast

Health Populi

Economy Inflation, a top-of-mind stress and concern for mainstream Americans in 2023, is easing as we enter 2024. Paying down such debt can also serve to crowd out other household spending – on the things of daily living as well as health care costs. entering 2024, many consumers will be self-rationing care due to costs.

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The Cost of Treating Patients is On the Rise: PwC Goes What’s Behind the 2024 Medical Spending Numbers

Health Populi

Health care cost trend will spike up another percentage point to 7.0% in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. for 2024 medical trend. saw double-digit cost growth of nearly 12%.

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Pharma IT and AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. It is key for pharmaceutical companies to recognize that efficiency does not override compliance, patient safety or regulatory standards.

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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: While we are on pins and needles awaiting Congress’s continued attention to getting telehealth legislation passed, the health care landscape continues its inevitable march to where the money and market opportunities lie — and in 2024, we observe the mash-up of GLP-1 antagonists with telehealth services.

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What the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Means for Healthcare Providers

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. The final rule adjusts payment rates and policies for Medicare services, reflecting the current trends in telehealth, quality measurement, and value-based care.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 1

Health Populi

In health care, scenario planning is a must-have tool in your tool-box if you have any role in foresight in your job – whether providing a service in your community, planning the launch of a new molecular entity, or innovating a novel food product going direct-to-consumer for well-being and self-care.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Rock Health points out that younger people and people of color are less likely to have ongoing relationships with primary care doctors or as the phrase goes “medical homes.” Let’s stay tuned to those potential drops, further down the trust-equity continuum, in 2024 and beyond.