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People With Medical Debt Are Much More Likely to Be in Financial Distress in America

Health Populi

.” Here we see that among people who have health insurance in the U.S., 55% of those with medical debt have had at least one limiting behavior due to cost — such as not going to the doctor for necessary care, skipping a test or treatment recommended by a doctor, or not filling a drug prescribed by a clinicians.

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Financial Stress and Mental Health: Considering the New $24,000 Health Plan Cost from KFF

Health Populi

There is growing evidence on the connection between people’s financial health and their mental health, explored and explained in Understanding the Mental-Financial Health Connection , a study published by the Financial Health Network. consumers said paying a health care bill was stressful.

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Outpatient is the New Inpatient – The Future of Hospitals in America

Health Populi

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Bloomberg reported that Walmart’s projected visit volume for the company’s new health clinic in Duluth, Georgia, exceeded expectations. The map illustrates the density of Walmart’s Supercenters vis-à-vis the yellow dots that represent relatively higher uninsured rates.

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In 2024 U.S. Consumers Will Mash Financial Resolutions With Those For Physical Health and Mental Health, Fidelity Finds

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consumers making financial resolutions for their fiscal health, but most folks are also thinking about their overall well-being in the context of their financial stress. Furthermore, over one-half of people are also considering a mental health resolution. Entering 2024, not only are most U.S. The post In 2024 U.S.

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The Patient as Consumer and Payer – A Focus on Financial Stress and Wellbeing

Health Populi

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. And that is part of the patient-as-payer’s workflow.

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The Healthcare Financial Experience is a Stressful One: the Convergence of our Medical, Retail, and Financial Lives

Health Populi

.” That’s a form of financial toxicity that has ramifications for the entire health system enterprise beyond the surgical suite or cancer center. The bottom-line, literally: four in ten consumers would not pay a medical bill if they cannot understand the administrative experience. Cedar polled 1,239 U.S.

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Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Health Populi

Fully one-half of employees would be keen on apps to help find a doctor or care when and where needed, and just about 1 in 2 workers would like an app that helps find expert physicians anywhere in the world (think: specialists via telehealth) as well as electronic and portable personal health records.