Publish Year: 2023

Between 2019 and 2020, the share of organizations that offered telehealth rose from 38.2% to 69%

27% of physicians plan to leave medicine within two years due to physician burnout

78% of uninsured individuals reported never disputing a medical bill with their physician, hospital, or insurance company

77% of patients believe that pharmacists are an integral member of the care team

9 in 10 Americans live within 5 miles of a pharmacy and high-risk patients visited their community pharmacy an average of 35x per year

The prevalence of mental illness is about equal among beneficiaries enrolled in traditional Medicare (31%) and those in Medicare Advantage plans (28%)

Nearly 1/3 of beneficiaries age 65+ said they turn to an insurance broker or agent

88% of physicians describe the prior authorization burden as high or extremely high

Approximately 80% of physicians also said prior authorizations at least sometimes result in treatment abandonment

With prescription drug prices rising at an average rate of 31.6%, physicians can expect patients to search for solutions to their expensive prescription bills