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The New DTC Channel Is…A Vending Machine (From Advil to Plan B)

Health Populi

in the current post-Dobbs health policy environment. One of the earliest kiosks was set up in 2012 when Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania began offering Plan B for $25 at an on-campus machine. Enter the humble vending machine. The specific population to note in this case is women in the U.S.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide.