Top 10 health industry trends for 2017: PwC Health Research Institute forecasts the coming year for healthcare.

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The article looks at the annual report of professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute that highlights the top 10 forces that are expected to have the most impact on the health industry in the 2017. Topics covered include engagement of pharmaceutical firms with patients to justify prices, show value, and satisfy calls by regulators, impact of new payment models on healthcare providers, and modernization of secure payments with low risk and low complexity.