Congress has found little to agree on when it comes to health care, but lawmakers from both parties appear to be warming up to ideas for reining in drug prices.
In its failure to repeal Obamacare this fall, Congress should have learned a simple lesson: Americans want the government to see that everyone has health insurance.
Health care reform is definitely shaking up the way major corporations do business. With industry-wide revenue for 2016 totaling $849 billion, the major players had plenty of capital to throw their weight around.
Companies are starting to reckon with how the workplace allows, or enables, inappropriate behavior. That means not only looking at structural issues but scrutinizing routine work events.
In the course of choosing provider-partners, employers frequently select hospitals that may not have the strongest track record for surgical success. Outcomes vary wildly across a hospital, and employers should take the extra step to ensure their employees are getting the best care.
Trump has done nothing but talk since his Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, issued a report on Nov. 1 filled with dire language and calls to action.