PwC December, 2017
In its 12th year, PwC Health Research Institute’s annual report highlights the forces that will have the most impact on the industry in 2018. Heart of the matter In year two of the Trump administration, healthcare leaders will be adjusting their strategies to focus on investments, collaborations and efficiencies that build enterprise resilience on a baseline of continued uncertainty. Healthcare players, including the White House, Congress, state lawmakers, industry groups and patient advocates, will continue to parry, feint and thrust, which will likely result in additional policy changes.
Healthcare providers and insurers in particular should anticipate the changes as they come. Beyond health reform, additional risks and uncertainties are moving to center
stage, as is the consumer, and the health...