Forbes October 9, 2023
The topic of healthcare was finally broached at the most recent Republican presidential debate. It was, in some ways, a “hallelujah moment,” because in my last column, I explained why it is imperative that all of the 2024 GOP hopefuls address the critical condition of the U.S. healthcare delivery system. While the discussion wasn’t extensive, a response from one of the candidates touched on a fundamental, underlying problem that plagues the entire healthcare ecosystem–a lack of transparency across the board, which is a key ingredient to getting to a new market-based model. But as providers continue to resist reforms, such as the hospital price transparency rule, it is clear the sector continues on a collision course with its own failures.
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