Over 20% of U.S. families had problems paying medical bills in 2010 — about the same proportion as in 2007. The Center for Studying Health System Change found this datapoint “surprising,” given the Great Recession of 2008 that lingers into 2012. However, HSC points out that the leveling of medical bill problems may be a “byproduct” of [...]

Paying medical bills is a chronic problem for 1 in 3 uninsured, and 1 in 5 insured people under 65

Employees predict reduced benefits in 2012; one-half expect layoffs
On the face of the raw data, tbe good news from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on the nation’s employment picture was an additional 120,000 jobs in November. This drove the unemployment rate down to 8.6%. Underneath that number, though, remains what is still a shaky economy for both workers and those seeking full employment to match what [...]

The New American Dream: personal sustainability, not wealth
The Great American Recession of 2008 will reawaken in 2012, Goldman Sachs expects. In the current economic climate of a jobless recovery and dropping home values, the definition of The American Dream has changed. It’s more about personal fulfillment than financial gain, according to the 2011 MetLife Study of The American Dream: The Do-It-Yourself Dream. This is [...]

What’s baked into the Affordable Care Act? Half of Americans still don’t realize there’s no-cost preventive care
The U.S. public’s views on health reform — the Affordable Care Act (ACT) – remain fairly negative, although the percent of people feeling favorably toward it increased from 34% to 37% between October and November. Still, that represents a low from the 50% who favored the law back in July 2010. It’s quite possible that [...]

Retail health is hot, especially for the young, affluent and not particularly sick
Walmart issued a Request for Information to expand its retail health footprint in the communities in which the world’s largest company operates. That was a strong sign that retail health has surpassed a tipping point. Now, there are hard data to support this observation from a RAND Corporation research team. Trends in Retail Clinic Use Among [...]
About Jane & Health Populi
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and technology.
Her clients include all stakeholders in health, including providers, payors and plans; companies in biopharma, medical devices, financial services, technology and consumer goods; non-profits and NGOs. Jane's lens on health is best-defined by the World Health Organization: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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ePatients: a connected, collaborative, creating community
September 30, 2010
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Patients want online communication with doctors, and more clinicians are listening
July 26, 2011
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Meeker & Murphy on Mobile – through the lens of health
February 11, 2011
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Patient Power Through Data Liberación, and Private Sector to the Rescue – Health 2.0 DC Takeaways
June 8, 2010
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iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoption
February 3, 2012
- The state of health IT in America: thinking about the Bipartisan Policy Center report on health IT February 2, 2012
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From volume to value: how health execs see the future of health care
January 31, 2012
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We are all health illiterates: navigating the health system in a sea of paper and financial haze
January 30, 2012
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