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Most Americans See Rise of Mental Health Issues, And Poorly Treated by the Health System (with a postscript on Walmart Health)

Health Populi

perceive a dramatic rise in mental health conditions among fellow health citizens growing over the past five years, people note barriers of cost, insufficient supply of providers, and stigma as barriers to getting care in the latest Gallup and West Health poll on the subject. grading mental health a “B.”

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How Retailers Are the New Public Health Purveyors

Health Populi

In that moment, a Fortune 100 company stepped an entire foot, and not just a toe, into public health waters. [I I covered that event with joy here in Health Populi as soon as it was announced months earlier on February 14th]. The company re-branded from CVS/pharmacy to CVS Health. That was a watershed moment in U.S.

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Wellness in 2023 Is About Connections, Mental Health and Science – Global Wellness Summit’s 2023 Trends

Health Populi

It’s time for us to get the annual update on health consumers from the multi-faceted team who curated the Global Wellness Summit’s annual report on The Future of Wellness 2023 Trends. Certainly mental health and financial wellness are two pillars of overall wellbeing for which employees seek support from employers.

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A Public Health Wake-Up Call: Reading Between the Lines in IQVIA’s 2023 Use of Medicines Report

Health Populi

It’s a volume speaking volumes on the current picture of prescribed meds, spending and revenues, health care utilization trends, and a forecast looking out to 2027. health care: “Wake up, public health!” In my read of this year’s review, I see a flashing light for U.S.

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Technologies That Bolster Health Will Be Baked Into the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Listening to the World Economic Forum

Health Populi

Clearly, WEF foresees AI’s impact on healthcare could have the greatest influence on industry, followed by equity and prosperity. The spiderweb diagram shows that WEF considers metaverse-mental health applications to most directly impact industry, prosperity, people and equity.

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How Consumers Look At Social Determinants of Health for Cancer, Diabetes and Mental Health

Health Populi

Enlightened health/care industry and public policy stakeholders have begun to embrace and address social determinants of health. Next, Anthem and Quid mined the SDoH factors by health condition looking at patients’ mentions of topics in cancer, diabetes and mental health discussion forums.

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House extends virtual care flexibilities beyond public health emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Senate, several COVID-19-era telehealth policies will remain in place for about five months after the public health emergency ends. Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics. Industry groups and advocates cheered the provisions. Audio-only care. Frank Pallone Jr., and Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif.,