#CareTalk: Good riddance to 2017

Let’s face it, 2017 was not a great year for healthcare policy. In this last edition of 2017, CareCentrix CEO John Driscoll and I look back on the worst of the worst and the best of the worst, and look forward with hope to 2018. Overview: (0:21) What were the best and worst things to happen in healthcare policy this year? (3:05) Who should be afraid of Amazon’s entrance into healthcare? (5:15) Are the hospital mergers a good or bad thing? Do they matter? (6:41) Is there hope for healthcare policy in 2018? (9:01) Does the election of Doug Jones for the US senate have any broader implications in the US? (9:43) Will the Apple watch impact healthcare or is it all hype? (10:25) David and John discuss their healthcare hopes for 2018. By healthcare business consultant David E. Williams, president of Health Business Group.
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