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

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health care system not seen since the 1968 creation of Medicare, coupled with decreased reimbursement due to health care reform. The XY supply demand curve shown above from Trilliant’s analysis illustrates a government price ceiling shock to health care pricing.

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Healthcare and the F-Word: Health Politics Rank High on November 6, 2018

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Lowering the costs of care, ensuring the integrity of Medicare benefits, ensuring that low-income people don’t lose Medicaid coverage, and lowering prescription drug prices gain majority support across all health care voters who say health care is extremely important in the choice for members of Congress this year.