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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients

World of DTC Marketing

Five of America’s largest health insurers reported more than $11bn in profits in the second quarter – a decline from the same period last year when the Covid-19 pandemic helped drive sky-high profits yet they are having more of a say on patients’ treatments even when HCPs disagree. Then there is prior authorization.

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No digitization with HCP’s is not permanent

World of DTC Marketing

IN SUMMARY : When patients return to doctor’s offices will HCP’s have time to go online with every drug company that requests an online detail? Will patients be happy with telehealth once they feel it’s safe to return to physicians’ offices? So what is the future of digitization within healthcare?

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

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SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. For them to be able to use it for virtual video visits with physicians is a fringe benefit that can drive substantial growth in the video visit market. vs 75.4%; P ?<?.001)

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Physician Opinions on Burnout in 2022 – Blog

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In November of 2022, InCrowd surveyed 500 US physicians to track burnout. In 2022, reports showed that physician burnout had risen to frightening levels. Compared to data from 2021, physicians reported increases in challenges managing work-related stress and burnout.

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Is DTC effective?

World of DTC Marketing

DTC marketers who believe that DTC is essentially the same as before the pandemic are failing to recognize significant shifts in patient behavior regarding prescription drugs. In an era of a pandemic, are psoriasis patients really going to ask for a drug that may compromise their immune system? What are other patients saying about it?

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Gun violence is a national health issue

World of DTC Marketing

There was nearly a 30 percent increase in homicides between 2019 and 2020, making it the most significant one-year increase in six decades. Some are currently piloting a universal screening protocol where we ask our patients questions about their exposure to firearms to better understand their risk of being on one end of gun violence.

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The fairytale of DTC TV ads

World of DTC Marketing

According to a 2019 study from Kantar , a whopping 70 percent of consumers say they see the same ads over and over again. Each disease state has unique patient behaviors, and decision matrix’s for going from awareness to asking for an Rx. The MS market is a great example. DTC managers are often surprised by the results.