Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2025

The Propel study’s insights build on what we know is a growing ethos among health consumers seeking to take more control over their health care and the rising costs of medical bills and out-of-pocket expenses. That includes oral health and dental bills: 2 in 5 U.S.

Digital Health 177

Digital Health Connected Health Mental health Public Health 177

Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018. Two approaches quantified in this year’s KFF survey are the use of lower-cost settings, such as retail clinics and telehealth, as well as workers generating health data shared via mobile apps and wearable technology.

Telehealth 166

Telehealth Telemedicine Medical Billing Health Data 166

Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

Dr. Fendrick was part of a team that wrote one of the first research articles on the effects of increasing patient cost sharing on health disparities — published in 2008 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. .” Out of the mouths of Mom’s, right?!

Health Policy 254

Health Policy Medicare Pharmaceuticals Life Science 254

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As we observed in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, more DIY care came to people’s self-care at home. Watch for the likes of Dollar General, Walmart, and other value-oriented retail storefronts to develop services expressly focused on medically under-served consumers.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156