Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
Nearly half of Americans report that a candidate's positions on lowering drug costs and mental health care policy are important in determining their vote in.
Only 34% of employers expect to shift costs to employees through premium contributions, and just 20% will promote account-based health plans or high-deductible health plans.
The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits anyone from offering or paying, directly or indirectly, money or anything else of value to induce referrals of patients or to provide recommendations of items or services covered by Medicare, Medicaid and other federally funded programs.