Becker's Healthcare December 4, 2018
The Trump administration issued a 119-page manifesto Nov. 3 detailing more than 50 recommendations to promote choice and competition in the U.S. healthcare system.
Here are seven things to know about the report:
1. It is a product of a working group comprising members of HHS and the Departments of Treasury and Labor. It was created as a response to the Oct. 12, 2017, executive order from President Donald Trump.
2. The report describes how various stakeholders, laws and regulations affect the current state of healthcare competition. The conclusion is that healthcare spending is rising, and the administration believes certain regulations are suffocating choice and competition. Its recommendations to reverse course fall under four general areas.
3. The first area...
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