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Pharmacies Grow for Primary Care On-Ramps – And J.D. Power Says Consumers Like That

Health Populi

Pharmacy Study, this year based on a survey of 13,378 pharmacy customers who filled a prescription between June 2019 and February 2020. Health consumers are embracing pharmacy-as-service-provider, Breem found in the survey, with increasing spending on the party of patient-payors. That’s the headline for J.D. Pharmacy Study.

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Nearly half of multiphysician practices see pharma reps weekly, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

Nearly half of primary care physicians said in a recent survey they get visited by a pharmaceutical company representative at least once a week, and 60% had closets dedicated to storing free samples.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

However, that ubiquity comes with its own set of market pressures…shifting from pandemic-responsiveness to market- and consumer- responsiveness, ” according to The new era of consumer engagement, Rock Health’s ninth annual Consumer Adoption Survey published 18 March. While virtual care is ubiquitous across the U.S.

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Getting Health Care at a Retail Pharmacy vs a Retail Store: Consumers May Be Favoring the Pharmacist Versus the Retailer

Health Populi

consumers seem to be saying in a new study from Wolters Kluwer Health, the company’s second Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends survey. consumer foresee that most primary care will be delivered at pharmacies, retail clinics, or pharmacy clinics — not in doctors’ offices, the study found.

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The Post-COVID 19 Health Consumer: Ready for DIY Health Care and More Open to Telehealth

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped consumers for work, school, fitness, cooking, and certainly for health care. consumers would be likely to have a clinician visit their homes for several kinds of medical care, including: “DIY care,” as PwC exemplifies as a home strep or flu test, or remote monitoring, likely among 85% of people.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication.

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Medical Costs Are Consuming Americans’ Financial Health

Health Populi

Spending on medical care costs crowded out other household spending for millions of Americans in 2018, based on The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis , a survey from West Health and Gallup. Americans seem to have a sense of civic duty for healthcare costs considering the survey found that 19% of people were satisfied with the U.S.