A high-stakes exam for healthcare leadership

Published July 17, 2018 4:00am ET



This spring, the Trump administration released its “American Patients First” blueprint — a sweeping plan to drive down prescription drug costs. The Department of Health and Human Services quickly issued a formal “request for information,” seeking feedback from patients, doctors, insurers, hospitals, drug manufacturers, and every other participant in the healthcare ecosystem.

Those responses are due July 16. One can only hope that healthcare groups offer their advice in good faith. The proposed reforms are some of the most dynamic and disruptive ideas to circulate Washington in years — they deserve an honest debate.

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