Merck CEO Calls For Structural Health Program Changes

In a Forbes op-ed, Merck & Company Chairman, President and CEO Ken Frazier linked the current fiscal cliff negotiations to the need to make structural changes in healthcare programs, containing costs while still enabling investment in solutions to curb chronic disease. He wrote, “these changes should expand competition, encourage provider integration and create incentives for better, more efficient care.” Frazier wrote that restraining long-term health costs will require developing answers for devastating illnesses like Alzheimer’s Disease. The full op-ed can be found here.