The old saying, “May you live in interesting times,” may sound like a blessing.
U.S. healthcare leaders know it is a curse.
All they’ve been working toward and preparing for since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted almost seven years ago has been turned upside down in the wake of the Republican election sweep.
Yet, for all their campaign promises to repeal the ACA, most congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump must know that healthcare costs are too much for many Americans, and abolishing Obamacare with no replacement could be politically dangerous.
A report from consulting firm KPMG and an opinion piece published on LinkedIn by a Navigant executive predict that the Republican Congress and the executive branch will change the healthcare reform efforts initiated through the ACA, but the concept of value-based care will stay.
HENRY KOTULA 