To hospitals and Health Systems. The alliance for Health Policy is hosting this discussion. Particularly since i know tom, i think well have a very lively discussion this morning. So i am actually looking forward to hearing something today and im sure we will hear something quite interesting. So thank you and turn it over to sarah. So, welcome this morning to those who are joining us live on cspan2 and watching from home. Before we begin, i just want to make a quick note for the date for the next several breakfasts, well be doing them about once a month. The next will be march 29th and well talk about pandemic preparedness. Quite different from todays topic. Today were devilling delving into shifting dynamics in the Health Market. Consolidation and integration. Although there have been headlines about the topic, this is not a new issue in our Health Care System, so the panel of experts today is going to help us understand whats happening right now, what the implications are, and also,
Kind of quiet on the earnings front. It will get busier as the week goes on. Davos is one week away. I will be in zurich. Lets do a data check. Were looking at stocks and bonds and commodities. The yield is 2. 85 . Crude goes nowhere. Where did the vix close on friday . Nicely under 13. That is interesting. It speaks volumes about a sluggish jobs report. We will talk about that today. 6. 04. Inese yuan, that is a shop for anybody on the asia watch. Were blowing through to east stronger yuan. A good morning to all of you watching in canada as well. It is a twisted weekend. She sort of dressed like tina fey this morning. Scarlet fu with the front page. Were working on that. Page story, the Iran Nuclear Deal will take effect starting next monday. They will stop producing weapons Grade Nuclear fuel. Theeturn, remember that u. S. Will temporarily suspend the economic sanctions. Relief will be worth about 7 billion. It is a step. What size step would you give it . It is a first up. It is the