WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the 2024 U.S. election approaching, consumers are facing a healthcare landscape undergoing extreme changes, as pharmacy and retail health closures, together with rising prescription costs, impact access to medications and primary care. In the third Pharmacy Next: Health Consumer Medication Trends survey, Wolters Kluwer Health releases new data that uncovers Americans’ top healthcare concerns going into the 2024 presidential election..

马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆（商业新闻短讯）--随着2024年美国大选的临近，消费者正面临着一个正在经历极端变化的医疗保健格局，因为药房和零售保健的关闭，以及处方费用的上涨，影响了药物和初级保健的获得。Wolters Kluwer Health在第三药店Next：健康消费者用药趋势调查中发布了新数据，揭示了2024年总统选举中美国人最关心的医疗保健问题。。

“American consumers are being asked to contend with an expensive and constantly changing healthcare landscape that, in most cases, is making it harder to meet their care needs,” said Dr. Peter Bonis, Chief Medical Officer, Wolters Kluwer Health. “Insights from our survey show Americans taking these real-life challenges and worries to the voting booth in November.”.

Wolters Kluwer Health首席医疗官Peter Bonis博士说：“美国消费者被要求应对昂贵且不断变化的医疗保健环境，在大多数情况下，这使得满足他们的护理需求变得更加困难。”。“我们的调查显示，美国人在11月将这些现实生活中的挑战和担忧带到投票亭。”。

How will younger voters influence the healthcare agenda in November?

年轻选民将如何影响11月的医疗议程？

Across all generations, almost two-thirds of Americans (65%) say issues of healthcare access and costs will play an important role in their voting decisions. However, looking more closely at younger generations reveals which topics first-time voters are focused on:

在所有世代中，近三分之二（65%）的美国人表示，医疗保健的获取和成本问题将在他们的投票决定中发挥重要作用。然而，更仔细地观察年轻一代，可以发现初次选民关注的主题是：

Gen Z (50%) and Millennials (43%) are more likely than Gen X (34%) and Baby Boomers (24%) to say women’s health and fertility topics will play an important role in their voting choices.

Z一代（50%）和千禧一代（43%）比X一代（34%）和婴儿潮一代（24%）更有可能表示，女性的健康和生育问题将在她们的投票选择中发挥重要作用。

Gen Z (17%) stands out as more than twice as likely as Millennials (8%), Gen X (6%) and Baby Boomers (3%) to say gender affirming care will play an important role in their voting decisions in the presidential election.

Z一代（17%）比千禧一代（8%）、X一代（6%）和婴儿潮一代（3%）更容易脱颖而出，他们表示性别确认护理将在总统选举的投票决定中发挥重要作用。

“Medicine cabinet issues” join “kitchen table issues” as macro-economic trends hit hard

随着宏观经济趋势受到重创，“药柜问题”加入“餐桌问题”

Health consumers report growing worries about getting medications nearby, higher prescription costs, and more frequent shortages—all access-related issues that a new administration will be facing in 2025.

健康消费者报告称，他们越来越担心附近的药物供应、处方费用上涨以及更频繁的短缺，而这些都是2025年新政府将面临的与获取相关的问题。

Pharmacy deserts: As news that major pharmacy chains continue closing locations, three in five Americans are concerned about getting medications close to home.

药房沙漠：随着各大药房连锁店继续关闭门店的消息传出，五分之三的美国人担心在家附近购买药物。

Medication prices climb: Over half of Americans (52%) say, over the past few years, the prices of their medications have increased.

药物价格攀升：超过一半的美国人（52%）表示，在过去几年中，他们的药物价格上涨了。

Shortage worries: In the past year, more than 30% of Americans report that drug shortages impacted their ability to access prescriptions they needed.

短缺担忧：在过去的一年中，超过30%的美国人报告说，药物短缺影响了他们获得所需处方的能力。

The full results of the Pharmacy Next: Health Consumer Medication Trends survey will be announced next month (please contact André Rebelo at the email below to be notified). Findings reveal the profound impact that recent changes in the healthcare landscape have had on consumers.

《下一个药房：健康消费者用药趋势调查》的全部结果将于下月公布（请通过下面的电子邮件联系安德烈·雷贝洛，以获得通知）。调查结果揭示了医疗保健领域最近的变化对消费者产生的深远影响。

Explore more insights from Wolters Kluwer’s previous Pharmacy Next survey findings and analysis.

从Wolters Kluwer之前的药房Next调查结果和分析中探索更多见解。

The Pharmacy Next survey included 1,002 U.S. adults, 18 and older, and is weighted by age, gender, household income, and education to be representative of the total U.S. population according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey was conducted online between July 10–15, 2024.

。该调查于2024年7月10日至15日在网上进行。

About Wolters Kluwer

关于Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services..

Wolters Kluwer（泛欧交易所：WKL）是医疗保健专业人员信息、软件解决方案和服务的全球领导者；税务和会计；财务和公司合规；法律法规；公司绩效和ESG。我们通过提供将深层领域知识与技术和服务相结合的专家解决方案，帮助客户每天做出关键决策。。

Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

Wolters Kluwer报告2023年的年收入为56亿欧元。该集团为180多个国家的客户提供服务，在40多个国家开展业务，在全球拥有约21400名员工。该公司总部位于荷兰的阿尔芬安·登·瑞恩。

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