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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

That’s a summary of the demand side of the trends on the health economy which serve up huge challenges for legacy health care stakeholders: hospitals and health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and medical tech companies, and clinicians.

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The Cost of Treating Patients is On the Rise: PwC Goes What’s Behind the 2024 Medical Spending Numbers

Health Populi

Another key shift that serves as a medical cost trend deflator is the shift in site of care, to homes, community-based care locales, and outpatient healthcare settings such as ambulatory surgery centers. We’ve reached a new phase in health care in the U.S.,

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Day 3 Notes from the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Sheppard Health Law

These days, institutional costs and pharmaceutical costs are almost equal, according to the Advisory Board, and together far outweigh professional physician and other provider costs. WellBe services are not a replacement of the primary care physician relationship, but the addition of this geriatric specialty focus.