5 ‘megatrends’ that will shape 2015

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine

 

 

 

While 2014 offered up a number of successes in terms of healthcare reform, major medical advances and new innovations, they could prove costly in 2015, according to Forbes.

Here are five megatrends shaping the New Year:

  • Breakthrough therapies, gargantuan prices
  • Expanded coverage, limited access
  • More people insured, more out-of-pocket expenses
  • Healthcare models evolving, costs largely unaffected
  • New technology, untapped potential

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While 2014 offered up a number of successes in terms of healthcare reform, majo…

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