Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

Year 3 into the COVID-19 pandemic, health citizens are dealing with coronavirus variants in convergence with other challenges in daily life: price inflation, civil and social stress, anxiety and depression, global security concerns, and the safety of their families. Another health risk is medical debt. Those of us in the U.S.

Medical Billing 263

Medical Billing Health Policy Mental health Patient Experience 263

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In 2025, we will see a proliferation of sleep sub-segments such as #EG-tracking tech for sleep and stimulation; audio-based sleep aids (taking, say, the Calm app’s bedtime stories complemented by novel sonic pulse technology); circadian rhythm regulation; and, of course, devices and applications to address sleep apnea and snoring.

Digital Health 156

Digital Health Health Policy Mental health Medicare 156

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2021

I look around and I see families devastated by medical bills and escalating prescription costs. No one should lose their livelihood, their home, their life because they can’t afford or understand the prices of their medical treatment. So, of course, healthcare and healthcare costs are important to me.

Medical Billing 358

Medical Billing Patient Experience Public Health Health Policy 358

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

98% of Americans rank paying their medical bills is an important pain point in their patient journey, according to Embracing consumerism: Driving customer engagement in the healthcare financial journey , from Experian Health. Beyond the physical and emotional pain that people experience when they become a patient, in the U.S.

Patient Experience 159

Patient Experience Medical Billing Health Policy 159

Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2024

Fidelity began to disaggregate the cost for a couple into the cost for a single average person, beginning in 2023 — when the individual’s health care costs in retirement were estimated to be $157,500.

Medicare 177

Medicare Mental health Medical Billing Health Policy 177

Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

She said, “of course it can,” as the day’s content proved out. Frictionless retail is also an important paradigm for health care, an industry rife with friction. Walmart, in particular, had a huge uptick in this during the 2018 holiday shopping season. We’re a little bit value and a little bit luxury” these days, Marge observed.

HIPAA 256

HIPAA Medical Billing Leadership Public Health 256

Henry Kotula

AUGUST 28, 2023

And, of course, our world is now better prepared for when the next viral pandemic strikes. As prices climb ever-higher, at least half of Americans can’t afford to pay their out-of-pocket medical bills, which remain the leading cause of U.S. bankruptcy.

Mental health 41

Mental health Medicare Medical Billing Telemedicine 41