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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

Health Populi

If surprise medical bills, out-of-network hassles, and waiting times for services persist, we may see this happen as patients-as-payors exercise their consumer muscles. Will consumers cross that cost-and-trust chasm and express similar outrage with the hospital sector as they’ve shown for a decade vis-a-vis Big Pharma?

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

When this occurred, it didn’t cause more than a ripple of interest outside biotech. To address that challenge, in 2017 PLM secured a $100 million (controlling interest) investment from iCarbonX , a Chinese company that is amassing patient data to discover cures for disease. But the U.S. citizens’ personal data.