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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

.” Over 11 years ago, I listened to Dr. Toby Cosgrove, then CEO of The Cleveland Clinic, warn in his 2011 State of the Clinic annual address that, “we have to do better with less.” health care system not seen since the 1968 creation of Medicare, coupled with decreased reimbursement due to health care reform.