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Forecasting Chronic Disease and Behavioral Health Trends

VizientPodcast
26 min readAug 13, 2025
Strategy partnerships and innovationFinancial sustainability

Chronic disease and behavioral health remain major drivers of demand across the health care system, as highlighted in our 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. This week, host Tori Richie talks with Vizient service line experts Emily Fitt and Jen Goff about rising prevalence, shifting patient expectations and how societal stressors are reshaping demand. They also discuss care model innovation, behavioral health access and the growing role of pharmaceutical and digital tools in long-term patient management.

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