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Employers and the Future of Public Health

Bill of Health

Longstanding Contributions to Public Health In the United States, employers have traditionally shouldered significant responsibility for matters of health. In 2021, over 50% of Americans were covered by employer-provided health insurance. Vaccinations can reduce absenteeism, enhance productivity, and improve morale.

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Rebel Health: The Personal and Professional Passion of Susannah Fox

Jane Sarashon

As a noun, Merriam-Webster tells us that a rebel is a person who opposes or takes up arms against a government or a ruler. As a verb, “to rebel” is to oppose or disobey one in authority or control, or otherwise renounce and resist by force the authority of one’s government.”

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Data Well-Being: A Pillar of Health Citizenship for US Consumers

Health Populi

The most-trusted parties people trust with their personal health information are doctors’ offices (86%), health insurers (75%), and medical researchers (72%), seen as the top health data stewards in the U.S. Three-quarters of people in the U.S. The bar chart illustrates this point, capturing how U.S.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

federal government’s oversight wheels began to grind into a different gear, signaling that they did not like that a Chinese firm was gaining such access to U.S. Following a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the government mandated that iCarbonX divest its ownership in PLM. But the U.S.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

The paper that asserts “no” to the question comes from Michael Gusmano, Karen Maschke, and Mildred Solomon, all associated with the Hastings Center which does research into bioethics. This concept can be potentially harmful, they believe, assuming that health care is a traditional market.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale, Day 4 – Tech Giants in Healthcare, U.S. Lessons from Europe

Jane Sarashon

“Tech giants are the primary forces driving digital transformation forward,” and this is especially the case for health care systems re-imagining how health care services are delivered and “consumed.” Why worry about ethical values in digital health technologies?

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The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

Health Populi

First, check out the gainers on the list: after pharma, health insurance was the second biggest rep-winner in our COVID year, gaining 23 percentage points in the poll. Financial services took third place in reputation gains, with an 8-point growth over the year.

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