For decades, the high level and growth rate of US health spending have raised concerns about our continued ability to pay for other goods and services. In addition, comparisons to health care spending in other developed nations with equal or better health outcomes lead us to ask whether we could be doing better for our money.
Questions such as these led Health Affairs to launch a first-of-its-kind project - the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value. This nonpartisan, multidisciplinary, expert working group, chaired by William H. Frist and Margaret A. Hamburg, was charged with recommending ways that the US can take a deliberate approach to moderating health care spending growth while maximizing value.
Please join Health Affairs on Friday, February 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Eastern for a special forum exploring the recommendations of the Council on Health Care Spending and Value, focusing on four broad "levers" for moderating health care spending and growth:
Administrative streamlining;
Price regulation and supports for competition;
Spending growth targets; and,
Value-based payment.
The forum will feature commentary from:
Council
Co-Chairs William H. Frist and Margaret A. Hamburg;
Council Members David M. Cutler, Mark V. Pauly, John M. Colmers, and Jennifer L. Kowalski;
Additional experts Margaret E. (Peggy) O’Kane, Emilio Varanini, Debra J. Lipson, and Hoangmai H. Pham
Date: Friday, February
3, 2023 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Access: Open to all
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