The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a virtual discussion on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Following opening remarks from former Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist (R-TN) …
479 viewsSenator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), health policy experts, and former lawmakers addressed the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on rural health care. Ot…
594 viewsA group of medical professionals talked about patient-centered research aimed at providing the best options for medical treatment. They spoke about some of the research being conducted, how …
323 viewsHealth experts talked about the future of Medicaid and how the program could be affected by proposed health care policy. The panelists cited several studies on Medicaid, and discussed access…
525 viewsNancy-Ann DeParle (D) and Gail Wilensky (R), both former administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, talked about the future of Medicare and Medicaid. “On the Frontlines: How…
361 viewsGail Wilensky and Robert Berenson, both former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrators, talked about the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Among other topics they discussed whe…
498 viewsPanelists talked about ways to end Medicare’s current structure, which pays based on the quantity of services provided rather than the health of the patient. Dana Safran in her remarks said …
404 viewsPanelists talked about the consequences of raising Medicare’s eligibility age from 65- to to 67-years old. Juliette Cubanski first detailed the results of a Kaiser Foundation study of the is…
509 viewsFormer Medicare administrators and other health care scholars talked about Medicare costs and various proposals to reduce the high cost of health care. The new health care reform law require…
345 viewsPanelists talked about the just-released government report on the fiscal condition of Social Security and Medicare, which cited an improved outlook for Medicare and a slightly less positive …
227 viewsHealth care administrators talked about implementing the new health care law. Among the topics they addressed were administrative procedures, the law’s impact on Medicare and Medicaid, and l…
210 viewsPanelists talked about payment innovations in health care, including some of the demonstration projects in the recently passed health care bill. Among the topics they addressed were rewards …
176 viewsPanelists talked about where the health care reform debate is headed as Congress returns from August break. Among they topics they addressed were ways to control and the causes of health car…
314 viewsHealth Affairs Magazine held a conference to address key issues in health care reform and to discuss facts and fictions about health care legislation. Health Affairs editor-in-chief Susa…
573 viewsThis was the third in a series of roundtable hearings intended to bring health care policy and industry experts together to inform the development of comprehensive health care reform legisla…
725 viewsPanelists discussed the future of Medicare and the trustees' report which was released the previous day. Topics included how different parts of Medicare are financed, the assumptions the tru…
123 viewsThe Department of Defense released its final report on Thursday on the future of military health care for wounded soldiers and their families returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Gail Wilens…
102 viewsGeneral Corley and Dr. Wilensky reported the findings of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care. Key recommendations included the need to develop a strate…
89 viewsThe commission held its final public meeting to discuss and vote on recommendations to the president concerning care for America’s returning injured and wounded servicemen and women. The pan…
177 viewsAt a public meeting of the commission, witnesses provided an overview of legislation in Congress regarding health care for returning military personnel. Members heard reports from commission…
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