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Behind the Numbers: Digital Health Trends for 2025—DTC Drugs and How Rising Health Costs Are Changing Consumer Behavior | Jan 27, 2025

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Rajiv Leventhal:我认为医疗保健和制药公司将更多地进军直接面向消费者(DTC)市场。传统上,医疗保健和制药公司不直接与消费者建立关系,而是通过中间商(如健康保险公司和药房福利管理公司)销售医疗产品或服务。这些中间商控制着药物、治疗和服务的成本以及获取难易程度。然而,这种状况正在改变,越来越多的制药商、医疗器械公司、医疗提供商和远程医疗公司正在寻求直接向消费者提供产品和服务,同时减少中间商。这不仅可以更直接地接触患者,还可以通过替代销售渠道产生收入。例如,礼来公司和辉瑞公司已经推出了直接面向消费者的网站,消费者可以直接在网站上与远程医疗提供商联系,获得处方药并直接邮寄到家。此外,消费者还可以购买非处方产品、预约实验室检查和疫苗接种。Dexcom公司推出的非处方连续血糖监测仪也体现了这一趋势,使得更多人可以方便地监测血糖,而无需医生处方。 尽管这种DTC模式面临挑战,例如利益冲突问题(国会成员正在对此进行审查),但制药公司仍有动力通过这种渠道销售产品和服务,因为他们面临着利润下降的压力(例如,《通货膨胀削减法案》)。减肥药的流行也导致了直接面向消费者的远程医疗公司的兴起,这些公司绕过保险公司直接向患者销售减肥药,进一步加剧了这一趋势。 Dane Finley:不断上涨的医疗保健成本将促使消费者更加关注价格,并积极寻找更优惠的选择。消费者,尤其年轻一代,已经开始比较药物、保险计划和医疗服务的价格。高免赔额医疗计划的免赔额不断增加,以及雇主对医疗成本上升的担忧,将导致消费者更加关注价格,并采取更多措施控制自己的健康状况。这将导致消费者更多地进行价格比较,选择更便宜的药物或服务,或者采取其他措施来控制医疗成本,例如改变生活方式、使用非处方药或可穿戴设备等。此外,对医生信任度的下降也可能促使消费者转向其他途径获取医疗信息和服务。 Marcus Johnson:医疗保健系统中存在的低效和不便,例如漫长的等待时间、药物短缺和复杂的保险流程,导致消费者对现有系统感到沮丧,并寻求更方便、更快捷的替代方案。这推动了在线医疗保健服务的增长,例如Amazon Pharmacy和Walmart Pharmacy等公司提供的快速送药服务,满足了消费者对便捷性的需求。

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This chapter explores the rising trend of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies adopting direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategies. It examines the shift from traditional models involving intermediaries to a more direct approach, offering examples such as Eli Lilly and Pfizer's websites and Dexcom's over-the-counter glucose monitor. The potential benefits of DTC for both companies and consumers are discussed.
  • More healthcare and pharma companies are moving into the DTC market.
  • Eli Lilly and Pfizer launched DTC websites allowing consumers to connect with telehealth providers for prescriptions and other services.
  • Dexcom's release of an over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor shows DTC expansion beyond prescription drugs.

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On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the trend of healthcare and pharmaceutical brands selling prescription drugs, treatments, and medical services directly to consumers and how rising medical costs are changing patients’ relationship with the healthcare system. Tune in to the conversation with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, and Senior Analysts Dane Finley and Rajiv Leventhal. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

 

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