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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 2

Health Populi

The four stories we generate are: Retail Health For All, starring “The Consumer” DIY Healthcare, starring “The CEO” Fragmentation Meets Bureaucracy, starring “The Castaway,” and, “One World, One Health,” starring “The Health Citizen.” Federal investment in climate and environmental health are part of holistic health policy.

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

Health Populi

A recent study on politics and health care spending in the U.S. published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found a close link between electoral politics and Medicare: that is, between legislative processes in the U.S. Congress and healthcare spending. And that also includes how people will vote at the polls in 2020.

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The ROI on Virtual Care – Thinking About Value and Future Prospects With the AMA

Health Populi

Payment arrangements and rates, from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance, shared-savings models, and other new-fangled reimbursement regimes, and, Social determinants of health of patient populations, dealing with health equity and barriers to care.

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Bringing Telehealth to the Rehabilitation Industry

Advanced Medical Reviews

As the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) notes, different telehealth modalities include: Live video: referred to as “synchronous” format and uses live interaction between two parties over video. Telehealth treatments in regards to physical therapy are currently not covered by Medicare. Occupational Therapy.

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American healthcare: The good, bad, ugly, future

Henry Kotula

So too have calls for increased exercise and proper nutrition, including restrictions on sugary sodas and fast foods. Now, under provisions of the new Inflation Reduction Act , the government will be able to negotiate the prices of 10 widely prescribed medications based on how much Medicare’s Part D program spends.

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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People

Health Populi

As the patient is increasingly the payor, some of those savings accrue to her, especially if she uses a health savings account where OTC meds are claimable with a tax advantage. Note the new alliance between Walmart and Anthem to channel OTC meds to Medicare Advantage members).

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

Reflecting on my many conversations during CES last week, I’m evolving the concept to our homes morphing into health delivery platforms. The pandemic has bolstered fitness at home with gyms largely closed and people making room at home for exercise.