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The health/wealth disconnect in America

By on May 15, 2013 in Aging, Baby Boomers and Health, Financial health, Health and wealth, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health marketing, Health Plans, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Personal health finance, Retirement and health, Seniors and health, Shopping and health

Two in 3 Americans are uncomfortable with their financial situation. And most are totally oblivious to how much money they will need to spend on health care in the future. Seven in 10 people expect to spend less than 10% of their monthly retirement income on medical and dental expenses; but the real number is [...]

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Call it DTH, direct to home: Pfizer is shipping Viagra direct to consume

By on May 8, 2013 in Baby Boomers and Health, Consumer-directed health, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, media and health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs

While the blockbuster erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra has been shipped directly to consumer’s homes for years via pharmacy benefits management companies and specialty pharmacy retailers catering to the ED segment, Pfizer wants in on the transaction and has decided to get into the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) distribution business for a prescription drug. Call this market [...]

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The Not-So-Affordable Care Act? Cost-squeezed Americans still confused and need to know more

By on April 1, 2013 in Affordable Care Act, Baby Boomers and Health, Business and health, Consumer-directed health, Design and health, Financial health, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health IT, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health policy, Health politics, Health reform, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Hospital finance, Hospitals, Internet and Health, media and health, Medicaid, Medicare, Moms and health, Money and health, Patient engagement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personalized medicine, Popular culture and health, PPACA, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Public health, Retail health, Safety net and health, Shopping and health, Social media and health, Supply chain, Uninsured, Value based health

While health care cost growth has slowed nationally, most Americans feel they’re going up faster than usual. 1 in 3 people believe their own health costs have gone up faster than usual, and 1 in 4 feel they’re going out about “the same amount” as usual. For only one-third, health costs feel like they’re staying [...]

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Bill Clinton’s public health, cost-bending message thrills health IT folks at HIMSS

By on March 7, 2013 in Affordable Care Act, Aging and Technology, Baby Boomers and Health, Children's health, Chronic care, Chronic disease, Connected health, Corporate wellness, Design and health, Electronic health records, Employers, Environment and heatlh, Financial health, Food and health, Global Health, Health benefits, Health care information technology, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health IT, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health policy, Health politics, Health Quality, Health reform, Health social networks, HITECH Act, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Kids' health, media and health, Medicaid, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Medicare, Medication adherence, mHealth, Money and health, Noncommunicable disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Patient engagement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personalized medicine, Physicians, Popular culture and health, PPACA, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Privacy and security, Public health, Safety net and health, Seniors and health, Social media and health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Women and health

In 2010, the folks who supported health care reform were massacred by the polls, Bill Clinton told a rapt audience of thousands at HIMSS13 yesterday. In 2012, the folks who were against health care reform were similarly rejected. President Clinton gave the keynote speech at the annual HIMSS conference on March 6, 2013, and by [...]

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Health is wealth and wealth, health

By on February 26, 2013 in Aging, Baby Boomers and Health, Financial health, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, media and health, Mobile health, Money and health, Nutrition, Popular culture and health, Prevention and wellness, Retail health, Seniors and health, Shopping and health, Social media and health, Trust, Uninsured, Women and health

It’s America Saves Week (February 25-March 2, 2013). Do you know what your savings rate is? If you’re in the center of the American savings bell curve, you probably don’t have a savings plan with specific goals and don’t know your net worth. Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they have sufficient emergency savings for unexpected [...]

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