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Tools for Paying Medical Bills Don’t Help Health Consumers Manage Their Financial Health

Health Populi

There’s a gap between the supply of digital health tools that hospitals and health systems offer patients, and what patients-as-consumers need for overall health and wellbeing. This chasm is illustrated in The future of the digital patient experience , the latest report from HIMSS and the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM).

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Patients Growing Health Consumer Muscles Expect Digital Services

Health Populi

These study respondents had also visited a doctor or hospital and paid a medical bill in the past year. One-third of these patients had a health care bill go to collections in the past year, according to Cedar’s 2019 U.S. Healthcare Consumer Experience Study. 15% receive this information in text message form.

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The Women’s Health Gap Is Especially Wide During Her Working Years – Learning from McKinsey, the World Economic Forum, and AARP in Women’s History Month

Health Populi

It takes a village to address gender health equity: the report concludes that the issue does not stand-alone — and requires the community of education, government, life science innovators, philanthropists, activists and business to recognize and address this challenge.

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In 2020, PwC Expects Consumers to Grow DIY Healthcare Muscles As Medical Prices Increase

Health Populi

In this 14th year of the publication, PwC polled executives from payers, providers, and pharma/life science organizations. I’ve looked forward to reviewing this annual report for the past few years, and always learn something new from PwC’s team of researchers who reach out to experts spanning the industry.