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The rate of growth in U.S. health care spending more than doubled in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving the medical system accounting for just less than a fifth of the U.S. economy at the end of 2020, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Spending on health care rose 9.7 percent last […]

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House leaders spent last night negotiating the final details of the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act.  The House plans to vote on the legislation today following two hours of debate.  WSC will provide a summary of provisions that are of specific importance to our clients shortly.  In the meantime, we have included a full […]

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WSC has selected, and provided links, to particular WSC policy briefs and news articles from the past week that our clients may have missed.   Pandemic Preparedness Bill to Boost U.S.-Made Stockpile AdvancesBloomberg | July 20, 2021 Biden admin to stiffen penalty on hospitals for hiding pricesPolitico Pro | July 19, 2021 CY 2022 Medicare Hospital […]

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WSC has selected, and provided links, to particular WSC policy briefs and news articles from the past week that our clients may have missed.   Biden’s Two-Track Economic Agenda Hits Turbulence in SenateBloomberg | July 13, 2021 Coalition says health workers should be required to get coronavirus vaccineWashington Post | July 13, 2021 Congress starts summer […]

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