Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2018

had the highest pharmaceutical spending per capita of $1,443 versus $749 for the other nations, roughly double. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care. Some of the key findings on America’s higher costs/poorer outcomes are that: The U.S. Access and quality of care in the U.S.

Primary Care 209

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Public Health Telehealth 209

Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Increasingly, technology is playing a role in patients’ relationships with pharmacies, whether for e-prescribed refills, apps enabling telehealth visits (including mental health therapy sessions), or live chats with licensed pharmacists for real-time advice.

Mental health 170

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2023

First, we look at the macro picture on health services utilization comparing the end of 2022 with pre-COVID-19 levels. we see an over-indexing of office, institutional and telehealth visits (at 108) and a 104 gauge on new prescriptions.

Public Health 156

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Some of the key behaviors Deloitte gauged to measure health care consumerism were, Increasing use of technology and willingness to share personal health information. Interest in and use of virtual care/telehealth. The first chart illustrates patients’ use of tech and tools for health and fitness by country studied.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the U.S.

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

In the past few years, what event or innovation has had the metaphorical impact of hitting you upside the head and disrupted your best-laid plans in health care? A few such forces for me have been the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of Chat-GPT, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Primary Care 220

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Public Health 220

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. Along with other health policy, system infrastructure changes, and digital health solutions, RPM can and should be part of a multi-prong approach to advance strides in achieving health equity.

Primary Care 102

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Patient Experience 102

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Through 2023, we’ll see more technology-enabled care delivery to the home, in community-based brick-and-mortar retailers and clinical spaces, and virtually via telehealth for body, mind, and spiritual health and well-being. In health care, scale matters, and particularly when economic forces are challenging, consolidation happens.

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Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

The infection rate is once again trending up, presumably due to a combination of factors including a dramatic reduction in demand for new vaccinations, the rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant in the U.S., as well as the reduction in mitigation measures.” ” .

Digital Health 401

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 401

Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2020

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In challenging moments like this COVID-19 pandemic threat, we look for gifts of learning and opportunity — and this is one where the case for telehealth and broadband connectivity comes to the fore. TIME magazine covered this yesterday in a mainstream media story.

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Telehealth Connected Health Interoperability Pharmaceuticals 291

Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2023

Hims & Hers announced a new service offering for health consumers and clinicians concerned about heart health called Heart Health by Hims. This is Hims & Hers’ first foray into cardiovascular health, working in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

Digital Health 156

Digital Health Patient Experience Health Information Pharmaceuticals 156

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

as well as purchasing pharmaceuticals. These realities will increase the role of primary care as the needed coordinator of health services for patients. Diminishing fragmented healthcare and redundant care will become an increasing focus for health policy. David Rahija.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

Health Populi

OCTOBER 16, 2022

On Tuesday November 8, 2022, health and medical issues will be on many U.S. Health policy experts from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, AARP, and the United States of Care recently shared perspectives on the health care issues on voters’ and policy makers’ minds for the 2022 midterm elections.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is one health care public policy issue that unites U.S. Integrating with the telehealth service Care on the Optum Store. This last aspect is taking a strategic page out of the playbooks of Hims, Nurx, Ro, Truepill and other DTC-facing prescription drug + telehealth services that have proliferated in the U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2021

adults across political parties favor allowing the Federal government authority to negotiate for drug prices — even after hearing the arguments against the health policy. Chewy expanded its portfolio of services for our fur babies to include telehealth for consulting with vets in virtual care mode.

Medicare 170

Medicare Health Policy Patient Experience Telehealth 170

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2020

Just as telehealth has found bipartisan support in the pandemic era, as patients have gained experience with virtual visits and Zoom’ing with family, friends, and physicians, so has support for prescription drug pricing negotiation spanned health consumer support across party ID. Other countries outside of the U.S.

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BioTech Medicare Life Science Telehealth 191

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Democrats have been committed to the concept of the government negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies the way other developed countries do. Expect strange bedfellow’ing between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and President Trump, who has made Rx costs a top priority at least in his healthcare portfolio.

Medicare 97

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Telehealth 97

Henry Kotula

JULY 31, 2019

Her Medicare for All plan, which is similar to Senator Bernie Sanders – would cover all medically necessary services, including emergency room visits, doctor visits, vision, dental, hearing aids, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, telehealth and comprehensive reproductive care services.

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