In healthcare circles, 2018 will be remembered as the year of big deals and new players. By contrast, 2019 is likely to be the year of THE GREAT DEBATE. In…
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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its report on National Health Expenditures (NHE) for 2017. The highlights were: Total national spending on healthcare in 2017 hit $3.492…
Last week, Dictionary.com named “misinformation” its word of the year. The definition: “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.” In its press release, Dictionary.com CEO…
On October 6, I collapsed on the golf course—the result of severe dehydration. It was a wake-up call in many ways. Among them, how virtually impractical hospital price transparency is…
This Friday is do or die day in retail. It’s Black Friday: the beginning of the six-week holiday shopping season that accounts for 30% of total retail sales and 20%…
With a record voter turnout of 114 million and a record spend of $5.2 billion, the table is set for what will, no doubt, be the most significant period in…
Check out my recent panel discussion on healthcare and the elections with Fox News’ Mornings with Maria When the dust settles Wednesday and mid-term results are in, healthcare is certain…
Last week, the American Medical Association released a study conducted by RAND that confirmed growing discontent among physicians. This study focused on how physicians in six communities had adapted to…
In 15 days, we’ll elect 435 members of the U.S.Congress, 35 U.S. senators, 36 Governors, and legislators for 87 of our 99 state legislative bodies. For many, it will mark…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice granted conditional approval to the $69 billion merger of Aetna and CVS pending the sale of WellCare Health, Aetna’s Part D prescription drug…
