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2024 was a year full of transformations and challenges for the healthcare industry. Looking at 2025, we expect even more change on the horizon. As is tradition, some predictions for the year to come... 🤖 #1 AI will continue accelerating, but added scrutiny Is coming – AI will continue to play an increasing role in clinical workflows and care delivery. At the same time, guardrails will be developed to ensure quality and safety. 📰 #2 Continued increase and danger of misinformation – Public trust in the medical profession will continue to deteriorate as misinformation spreads on social media. There is opportunity for digital health companies to help consumers rebuild that trust through greater transparency and education. 📈 #3 Healthcare M&A to increase – Incoming administration likely to favor large transactions with reduced FTC scrutiny, opening the door to a more active M&A market than we saw in 2024. 💊 #4 Pharma pricing and PBMs continue to take heat – With Pharma spend exceeding $600B annually, digital health solutions can present a lower cost alternative to expensive medications. 🏙️ #5 Medicaid: A Tale of Two Cities – The new administration is more likely to enact block grants or work requirements for Medicaid. Red states will pull back on Medicaid expansion while blue states will double down on coverage. 🧠 #6 Addressing the Dementia crisis – GUIDE program to accelerate digital innovations as payers grapple with rising diagnoses and associated costs, though greater reimbursement support is needed. 🎯 #7 Pharma amps up consumer focus – Biopharma increasingly realizes the importance of digital tools for patient engagement and retention and offers platforms and services via partnerships and home-grown offerings. We have strong conviction that the next year will continue to foster increased innovation in digital health. Read more from our 7wire Ventures team on where the future is headed here: https://lnkd.in/gC3iGMs3 and some of the major players leading these trends: Transcarent, Hippocratic AI, Abridge, Summer Health, NOCD, Roon, FOLX Health, Tempus AI, Waystar, Zerigo Health, WellTheory, GroundGame.Health, Synapticure Inc., Rippl, Homethrive, Digitiva, 9amHealth, and many more.
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Exciting predictions, Alyssa! We’re seeing firsthand how digital solutions are transforming access to care and support. The growing demand for transparency and scalable innovation is undeniable, and we’re thrilled to be contributing to this shift!
Love this, thanks Alyssa. Totally agree on the last pharma comment! I have 2 rapidly growing companies with unique patient support / awareness / screening programs in 4 of the top 20 pharma companies - I think both could become ubiquitous platforms. And another focused on providing tools for HCPs to support patients in 4 of the top 40 pharma - it’s finally time after 15 years
Alyssa Jaffee & 7wire Ventures, thx for these... and #6 is right on. It's go time for dementia. Payors are quickly recognizing two things. 1) the sheer volumes of folks who will very quickly be grappling with this disease - this will become a crisis. And, 2) how expensive these patients are (primarily EDK/ADK) b/c there just isn't real-time, specialty care available. Especially a model that also puts the caregiver right in the center, as they're so clearly fundamental to getting a better outcome. Rippl is excited to be right at the bleeding edge here, pioneering a new care model that will deliver a way better patient experience and at way lower cost. An exciting year ahead, let's go!