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Julie Kliger

Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Healthcare Solutions Enterprise Technology and Digital Transformation Co-Leader

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Total Rip-Off Of All Americans Boring but important is the possible striking down of Obamacare, which will mean we can expect to be ripped-off for all our health and wellbeing needs... Why? If it goes away, open your wallets because we each will experience increasing deductibles, being charged more if we are over 35, and having insurance companies drop expensive categories of benefits, like prescription drugs. But wait, there’s more: many generic medications would go away. And for all you Innovation Geeks, say good bye to innovation projects funded through Obamacare—it made sense for the government to fund programs that tried to find innovative ways that helped patients and lower costs, but this is exactly opposite for for-profit Health care that needs patients to pay top dollars for services. Oh and say good bye to restaurant calorie labeling, having medical device companies disclose gifts they make, and requiring work time and privacy for moms who need to breastfeed their babies. Why would anyone want this? LinkedIn Top Voice Healthcare 2015, 2016, 2017 Sent from my iPhone …see more

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