Monday Jan 06, 2025
2025 predictions: GLP-1s, telehealth, AI, employer health plans, and more
2025 promises to be an interesting year in healthcare with many possibilities, challenges and unknowns. A few of our editorial staff members got together to discuss the trends we will be watching in the new year, from telehealth flexibilities to artificial intelligence guardrails, and from employers' cost-cutting efforts to the future of reproductive health.
Featuring: Shania Kennedy, assistant editor of Healthtech Analytics at Xtelligent
Veronica Salib, associate editor of Pharma Life Sciences at Xtelligent Healthcare
Anuja Vaidya, senior editor of Virtual Healthcare and special events lead at Xtelligent Healthcare
Kelsey Waddill, multimedia manager and managing editor of Healthcare Payers at Xtelligent Healthcare
In today’s episode, we’ll cover…
- The focal points of GLP-1 research in the coming year
- GLP-1 coverage expectations
- AI trends in 2025
- Telehealth market shifts
- Reproductive healthcare evolution since the overturn of Roe v. Wade
...and more!
To learn more about 2025 healthcare industry predictions, check out our Xtelligent sites: Healthtech Analytics, Healthcare Payers, Pharma Life Sciences, and Virtual Healthcare.
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Thank you to Dr. Sanjula Jain, Melissa Knuth, and Dr. Stephanie Page who spoke with us earlier in the season and whose insights we included in this episode.
References
Vasectomy data from the University of Florida Health
Planned Parenthood data on vasectomy reversals
HR managers see value in GLP-1 coverage
Employer coverage rates of GLP-1s for weight loss
Exploring generative AI in healthcare
Introducing the role of Chief Analytics Officer
Telehealth volumes data from Trilliant Health
Leveraging RPM at home for cancer care
Vendor uses wearables to assess impact of GLP-1s on Parkinson's disease