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Health care reform is definitely shaking up the way major corporations do business. With industry-wide revenue for 2016 totaling $849 billion, the major players had plenty of capital to throw their weight around.

Trump has done nothing but talk since his Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, issued a report on Nov. 1 filled with dire language and calls to action.

Uncertainty and risk are the bywords for the health industry next year, and health organizations will have to stay on their toes to cope with all the changes in store.

Uncertainty and risk are the bywords for the health industry next year, and health organizations will have to stay on their toes to cope with all the changes in store.

The number of families selecting plans was up 1 percent from the total for the comparable period in 2016, but the total number of people on those coverage applications was down 4.2 percent, according to CMS data.

Measures proposed in the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday would cut some Affordable Care Act taxes for health insurers, drugmakers and medical-device makers. Patients, too, would benefit from the changes, which are likely to be attached to an end-of-year spending bill.