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\"Millennial<\/a> <\/p>\n

March 29, 2021<\/p>\n

Millennials, Healthcare, And The COVID-19 Pandemic<\/p>\n

By Michael D. Shaw<\/p>\n

In this piece, we apply a little demographics and psychographics to healthcare, with an eye on how this may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The term “Millennial” was first used by sociologists Neil Howe and William Strauss<\/a>, and are the cohort born between 1980-1995, with some expanding this to 1980-2000. They are now the largest living generation<\/a>. There also seem to be more clich\u00e9s<\/a> about this generation than any other.<\/p>\n

A common complaint mocks millennials for growing up in the “participation trophy” era. However, as they rightly point out, it was their parents that created that ridiculous paradigm, not them. By the same token, many Baby Boomers were “raised” in front of a TV set, arranged for them by their Greatest Generation parents.<\/p>\n

In a 2013 survey called “What’s your Healthy?” commissioned by Aetna, and publicized by many others, including Goldman Sachs<\/a>, generational differences were discussed. To wit…<\/p>\n

Almost twice as many Baby Boomers define being healthy as getting recommended screenings or checkups, compared to Millennials. A much higher percentage of Millennials define being healthy as having good eating habits and regular physical activity, compared with the older generations. Thus, for Millennials, “healthy” doesn’t just mean “not sick.” And in this context, “proactive” goes far beyond showing up for medical appointments. <\/p>\n

In June 2019, Harmony Healthcare IT surveyed 2,103 millennials<\/a> on a variety of healthcare topics. Among the findings…<\/p>\n