Dr. Wachter Bets on A Giant Leap for AI in Health Care - HealthPopuli.com “Stop worrying and let AI help save your life,” a New York Times op-ed prescribed in January. So I wanted to ask Dr. Robert Wachter, author of that essay, “why not worry?” and read his latest book, A ...

Dr Robert Wachter bets on A Giant Leap for #AI in #Healthcare

Implications for #patients #healthconsumers & #healthcitizens for #AIHealth & #AIHealthcare

Expect patient-grade #HealthAI w humans in the loop when needed

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#DigitalHealth #PtSafety #ConnectedHealth #UXhealth

The Patient as Consumer - Updates from Fidelity on Retiree Health Care Costs ($172,500), Delaying Care, Tariff Impacts on Spending, and Roche Going DTC for Rx's? - HealthPopuli.com As of August 2025, U.S. patients of all demographics and geographies face many uncertainties with respect to their care. Issues such as health plan coverage, prescription drug costs, and access to ser...

As #retiree #healthcare costs hit $172,500 for 65 yr old retiring in 2025, the patient is surely the medical payor

#Healthconsumers update at Health Populi featuring @Fidelity @MadaketHealth @Roche going #DTC & #tariffs impact on #medicalspending

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#healthcosts #medicalbills

Most People Would Choose Food Over Meds to Get Healthy. But Barriers to Consumers Doing So Will Require Collaborative Approaches That Get Closer and Personal - HealthPopuli.com The pandemic era re-shaped consumers’ views on food as an input for health across all dimensions. We look back with affection for our local grocery stores and pharmacies which played leading roles as ...

Most people across demographics want to "eat their way to better health" as #healthconsumers embrace #foodasmedicine.

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@Deloitte study on food & #prescriptiondrugs IDs opps to collaborate for #retailhealth #pharmacy #healthyfood #eatwell

How to rebuild #trust in #publichealth

As Time Becomes More of a Luxury Thing, Consumers Ration Visits to Health Care Providers - HealthPopuli.com When it comes to luxury goods, forget about that Rolex watch, a Louis Vuitton bag, or Porsche. The top luxury item among U.S. consumers in 2025 is time, and with many luxury goods, time is in short su...

Time is a more important #luxurygood than a luxe watch or handbag we learn via @duckbillai

In "Permission to Ask" we find #healthconsumers self-ration #healthcare due to time constraints esp onerous for #womenshealth & #parenting

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#retailhealth opps

#telehealth #selfcare

Consumers' Spending on Wellness and Retail Health is "Inelastic" - Think Food (and Food-As-Medicine) - HealthPopuli.com Self-care is a growing thing as people face increasing health care costs, declining access for services and certain products (think: drug shortages and wait times for specialist physician consults), a...

Consumer spend on #wellness & #retailhealth is inelastic esp for #food & #foodasmedicine

McKinsey study on #healthconsumers finds growing value in #sexualhealth #sleep #skincare etc as #selfcare expands

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See PyxHealth & farmbox acquisition

#nutritionsecurity #foodsecurity #SNAP

Consumers Are Keen to Invest in Health and Well-Being - But Show Them the Evidence - HealthPopuli.com Consumers around the world feel more invested than ever in what makes people feel both well and prosperous, we learn in the NielsenIQ Global State of Health & Wellness 2025 survey report. But there’s ...

Consumers keen to invest in #health & #wellbeing - but show them evidence & science-backed claims

NielsenIQ #healthconsumers study-> people willing to spend at least $100/month on #wellness & health across all dimensions inc #mentalhealth #financialhealth

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#selfcare #retailhealth

A Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, a Playground Set, or Healthcare for a Family of 4: What $35,119 Can Buy in 2025 According to Milliman - HealthPopuli.com If you went shopping for something that cost $35,119 in 2025, which would you most value? A new 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid with some extras on board? A Canyon BYO playground set for your yard, school, or...

What $35,119 can buy you in 2025: a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, a Canyon BYO playground set, or #healthcare for family of 4

2025 Milliman #Medical Index MMI points to outpatient #healthcosts & #pharmacy as top two cost drivers above #hospitals

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#consumerspending #healthconsumers

If Food Is Medicine, Some Might Feel It's a Luxury Good Like a Specialty Drug - HealthPopuli.com Most people in the U.S. say it’s harder to eat healthy given the cost of “healthy food,” we learn in the report on Americans on Healthy Food and Eating from the Pew Research Center, published 7 May 20...

If Food Is Medicine, Some Might Feel It’s a Luxury Good Like a #SpecialtyDrug - listening to @pewresearch.org

US #healthconsumers' views on #healthyeating costs & #healthyfood access

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#retailhealth #MAHA #nutrition #retailhealth @circana.bsky.social @goodrx.bsky.social

The Biggest Opportunity for Sporting Goods is Consumers' Physical Inactivity: Learning from McKinsey (with a personal nod to pickleball) - HealthPopuli.com McKinsey just published a detailed report into Sporting Goods 2025, which the firm calls a “new balancing act” that must turn uncertainty into opportunity.               The report is based on five ke...

Big opportunity for #sportinggoods industry is peoples' physical inactivity - how to inspire #healthconsumers to be active & #fitness-engaged?

@mckinnis.bsky.social report on how #exercise can re-boot sporting goods sector bolstering health & #wellbeing (think #pickleball!)

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The Growth of DIY Digital Health - What's Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance? - HealthPopuli.com Most people in the U.S. use at least one medical device at home — likely a blood pressure monitor. used by nearly one-half of people based on a survey of 2,000 consumers conducted for Propel Software....

Growth of #connectedhealth & consumer self-tracking via @PropelConverged Software

4 in 5 US #healthconsumers own #digitalhealth device likely #bloodpressure #smartwatch #smartring

Trend for #DIYhealth & #selfcare via #retailhealth

#SXSW2025 #CES2025 #VIVE2025 #HIMSS2025

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On that point announcement from Validic week of #CES2025 that data from consumer-facing #wearabletech #wearables could start flowing into EHRs was important update for #interoperability & personalized coach-like advice back to patients & #healthconsumers #HITsm #digitalhealth #selfcare #retailhealth

Consumer Health Partnerships Podcast: Episode 2 Episode 2: Partnering for Better Health with Anja Christoffersen and Adrienne Young

Consumer engagement's increasingly central role in health services research is being driven by leaders like Anja Christoffersen and #CHSR's Adrienne Young - just featured on new podcast Consumer Health Partnerships talking about co-designing a co-design framework! bit.ly/3Zndf2F
🫶 #healthconsumers