2016 Trends in the Healthcare Industry

The PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute released a health industry issues report highlighting trends that will impact healthcare consumers in 2016.

According to PwC, millions of consumers will have their first video consults; be prescribed their first health apps and use their smartphones as diagnostic tools for the first time. Americans will continue to face higher deductibles and will have to manage medical expenses with new tools and services.

What else can we expect to see?

1. Mergers
2. Prescription finance plans
3. Mobile Health apps
4. Cybersecurity concerns
5. Financial planning for healthcare consumers
6. Telehealth services
7. Community health initiatives
8. Patient portals
9. Biosimilars (a medical product which is almost an identical copy of an original product that is manufactured by a different company)
10. Cost

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