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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

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[Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

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Rx 2018: A New Era of Specialty Drugs, Telehealth, Mobile Apps and Value, IQVIA Reports

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Specifically, $19 billion worth of biotech spending will find biosimilar competition starting in 2018 for the first time. The report pointed especially to hospital and pharmaceutical prices. As we know from the Trump Administration in power for the past fourteen months, we must keep our collective eye on this ball on a daily basis.

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Two-Thirds of Americans Say Healthcare Doesn’t Work Well, in RealClear Politics Poll

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They don’t tend to shop around for health care or be super-engaged in their care, probably because they tend to be older and more likely to be covered by Medicare. They may be threatened by a call for “Medicare for All” given their affection for the program.