Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

Nonetheless a CVS Health survey on mental health conducted in April 2022 found that four-in-ten people age 65+ experienced mental health concerns for themselves, family or friends — a 10 percentage point increase compared with two years ago.

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Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medicare 308

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, how have patients felt about these telehealth visits? In Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care , Kyruus answers this question based on an online survey of 1,000 patients 18 years of age and older, conducted in May 2020.

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Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience 278

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

As the Harvard Chan-POLITICO study points out, prescription drug costs are top-of-mind for health consumers in America. As patients continue to morph into consumers who pay for health care services, they are seeking price transparency — but not finding it so easy. And see here on JD Supra for more details on the rules.

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BioTech Medicare Medical Billing Patient Experience 160

Health Populi

MAY 6, 2018

Over time, America’s approach to health care provision fragmented by plan sponsor, whether U.S. government (which offers several flavors of plans through the VA, Tricare for active military, Medicare for aging people and Medicaid for people with low-incomes) or private sector employers, unions, and other insurance-conveners.

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Medicare Patient Experience Health Policy 136

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

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). As for that “A”-word?

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Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 193

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Providers will need to manage patients post-discharge and keep them healthy in their homes rather than in hospitals. Though not as high profile as Anthem’s policies, payers have been narrowing provider networks to bring down costs. This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA).

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Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 32

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Brian Klepper of Worksite Health Advisors , longtime consigliere to self-insured employers, unions, and value-oriented providers of medical services, explained the growth in value-based care he expects to see in the coming months: “Today’s descendants of the disruptor Managed Care companies of the 1980’s are value-focused and high performing….that

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Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156