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

Health Populi

Younger Americans prefer retail health settings for vaccines: retail clinics, urgent care sites, or retail pharmacies. Younger Americans prefer retail health settings for vaccines: retail clinics, urgent care sites, or retail pharmacies. preferring the medical office. PwC’s HRI team polled 10,003 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

Strikingly, the trust deficit with retail stores for medical care was substantial, with 80% of consumers telling Wolters Kluwer that they would “probably never” go to a department store for health care. adults were open to have medications prescribed by a specially-trained pharmacist instead of a doctor.

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The End of One Health Crisis Must Not Lead to a New One

HIT Consultant

The end of the PHE will have a particularly adverse effect on low-income communities, who are more likely to get sick with chronic diseases in part because they already have less access to preventive care. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one example of a chronic illness for which routine testing and monitoring are often overlooked.

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

Health Populi

had the highest pharmaceutical spending per capita of $1,443 versus $749 for the other nations, roughly double. Access and quality of care in the U.S. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care. and other nations’ doctors — who may be underpaid overseas, the study points out.

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

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Rock Health points out that younger people and people of color are less likely to have ongoing relationships with primary care doctors or as the phrase goes “medical homes.” Rock Health polled 8,014 U.S.

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ChatGPT summary of Congressional Testimony on “Innovation and Patient Access”

Healthcare ECONOMIST

It calls for a careful consideration of policy changes to avoid unintended consequences and ensure access to affordable and innovative treatments. Actual testimony ) Dr. Darius Lakdawalla Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics and Public Policy, USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

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Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

Health Populi

Telehealth will help many people meet up with health care access — but not necessarily universally or equitably. Healthcare delivery will be omnichannel, featuring digital front doors and new primary care on-ramps. Mental health will continue to be the epidemic beyond the pandemic.