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Why Younger Generations Demand Better, Faster, Smarter Healthcare
How Millennials and Gen Z are Driving a New Era of Digital, Flexible Healthcare
The revolution happening in healthcare is a ‘Millennial & Gen Z’ led one; highly tech-savvy, willing to have flexibility and holistic emphasis on well-being, these generations are ushering the traditional healthcare model on its head. Healthcare these days isn’t waiting days for appointments and getting paper prescriptions, it’s already in a seismic shift.
Millennials and Gen Z: Why They Matter in Healthcare
Let’s paint a quick picture: Now, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are in their late 20s to early 40’s, a time when health matters more. As Gen Z (born 1997 through 2012) reaches the late 20s and beyond and begins thinking seriously about health, Generation Boom (born 1946 to 1964) is you. Together, these are giant chucks of healthcare consumers. What they are doing isn’t only setting fads, it’s demanding it of the industry.
However, Millennials and Gen Z are very different from previous generations since they have smartphones and swift communication, and all the information is right on their fingertips. It’s no wonder they want healthcare to be just as accessible and simple to…
