Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2024

I’ll leave you with thoughts on patients’ access to medicines, already a stress-inducing issue for families whether dealing with sick kids or older folks managing Medicare Part D and cash in retirement.

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Medicare Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Connected Health 212

Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Another study I cite in the book from Market Strategies found that of people already purchasing products on Amazon, over one-half would trust Amazon for health care related products or services, and 39% would be willing to use the Amazon platform for prescription drugs instead of a retail pharmacy or online PBM channel.

Medical Billing 235

Medical Billing Life Science Medicare Pharmaceuticals 235

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2023

For other services, such as appointments and labs, One Medical accepts health plans from most insurance carriers as well as Medicare,” the pre-reveal explained, a snippet of that site shown here. Amazon unveiled the offer on July 6 in a preview of “two days of epic deals.”

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Life Science Primary Care Telehealth Medicare 130

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

And, 63% of providers said patients frequently postpone care due to cost. The CDC asserts that high costs of prescription drugs can limit health consumers’ access to medications and lead to people not taking meds as prescribed — presenting risks for further illness and adverse events.

Medical Billing 156

Medical Billing Telehealth Digital Health Medicare 156

Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2019

Here’s a link to the 30-minute conversation, where Marc combed through the over 500 endnotes from HealthConsuming ‘s appendix to explore the patient as the new health care payor, the Amazon prime-ing of people, and prospects for social determinants of health to bolster medicines “beyond the pill.”.

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Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Mental health Connected Health 130

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We can expect value-based contracting in 2023 to embed health equity incentives, such as this contract struck between Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health to address health for residents of Philadelphia including the Accelerate Health Equity initiative.

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Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Since the CVS+Aetna announcement last December, the Kaiser Family Foundation ran some numbers on how the merged organization could impact Medicare — a key payor for both health insurance and prescription drugs under Part D.

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Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Patient Experience 147