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

GLP-1 general impact overview https://www.techtarget.com/pharmalifesciences/feature/Anticipating-the-healthcare-reach-of-GLP-1-receptor-agonists

CDC unintended pregnancy data https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/hcp/unintended-pregnancy/index.html#:~:text=Overview,2010%20to%2041.6%25%20in%202019

Vasectomy data from the University of Florida Health https://ufhealth.org/stories/2022/what-to-know-before-getting-a-vasectomy

Planned Parenthood data on vasectomy reversals https://www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/are-vasectomies-reversible#

HR managers see value in GLP-1 coverage https://ir.accolade.com/news-releases/news-release-details/glp-1-coverage-employer-plans-could-nearly-double-2024

Employer coverage rates of GLP-1s for weight loss https://www.ifebp.org/resources---news/survey-reports/glp-1-drugs--2024-pulse-survey-report-(u.s.-corporate-data)

Exploring generative AI in healthcare https://www.techtarget.com/healthtechanalytics/feature/Exploring-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare

Introducing the role of Chief Analytics Officer https://www.techtarget.com/healthtechanalytics/answer/Exploring-the-Role-of-Cleveland-Clinics-First-Chief-Analytics-Officer

Telehealth volumes data from Trilliant Health https://www.techtarget.com/virtualhealthcare/answer/Examining-the-limitations-of-the-current-telehealth-market

Leveraging RPM at home for cancer care https://www.techtarget.com/virtualhealthcare/feature/Leveraging-RPM-to-Enable-At-Home-Care-for-High-Risk-Cancer-Patients

Vendor uses wearables to assess impact of GLP-1s on Parkinson's disease https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/10/glp-1-parkinsons-health-tech-startup-koneksa-digital-measures/