Explore Events

Close to 24 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D coverage for prescription drugs in the first two enrollment cycles. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), more than 75 percent of beneficiaries are satisfied with the program. However, evidence suggests that seniors who were uncovered in 2005 benefited more than other […]

There is mounting evidence that the U.S. system is often financially inefficient and delivers poor quality. There is also research suggesting that having so many people without insurance can adversely affect the quality of care for everyone, even those with insurance. A new report by The Commonwealth Fund sets forth principles for providing universal coverage […]

Culture change in the long-term care world involves many players – residents, administrators, workers, lawmakers, policy analysts – sharing a common vision. One such vision attracting attention has been developed by a group of citizens, providers and advocates known as Pioneers who are exploring alternatives to traditional nursing facilities. Their goal: facilities that are resident-centered, […]

Employer-sponsored coverage rates have been steadily falling, from 66 percent of non-elderly Americans in 2000 to slightly below 60 percent in 2006. Experts cite rising premium costs and workforce changes as factors driving the erosion in such coverage. What are the pros and cons of employer-sponsored coverage? Who is losing coverage and why? Is it […]

Transcript Full Transcript (Adobe Acrobat PDF) Speaker Presentations Dubay (PowerPoint) Orszag (PowerPoint) Trautwein (PowerPoint) Kohler (PowerPoint) Event Details Speaker Biographies (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Video goes here Event description goes here Transcript Full Transcript (Adobe Acrobat PDF) Speaker Presentations Rowland (PowerPoint) Lambrew (PowerPoint) Antos (PowerPoint) Ignagni (PowerPoint) Orszag (PowerPoint) Event Details Speaker Biographies (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

As presidential candidates of both major parties woo the American public, particularly in early caucus and primary states, they are gravitating toward a common public concern: the U.S. health care system. Potential voters are well aware of rising premiums and higher out of pocket costs to families, the impact of high health care costs on […]

Transcript Full Transcript (Adobe Acrobat PDF) Speaker Presentations Cathy Schoen Presentation (PowerPoint) Peter Budetti Presentation (PowerPoint) Chris Koller Presentation (PowerPoint) Mary Wakefield Presentation (PowerPoint)

The American health system is focused on curing, and spends billions of dollars on treatment at the end of life. But now more than 40 million adult Americans suffer with life-altering, chronic health conditions. They and their families are often more concerned with pain management, comfort care, and coordinating care as they transition from setting […]

New initiatives are cropping up in one state after another aimed at helping the uninsured. The most comprehensive efforts have been in Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has attracted national attention for his plan to cover virtually all in that state, and legislative leaders have their own plans. But many other states […]

More than two years after hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf region and destroyed large swaths of New Orleans, local and federal officials are trying to determine the appropriate approach to rebuilding the health care system. Prior to Katrina, Louisiana’s health care infrastructure was a two-tiered system. The middle class relied largely on the private health […]

There is mounting research highlighting poor quality of care and inefficient spending in our health care system. At the same time, diagnostic and treatment options proliferate at an accelerating pace. Faced with these trends, policy makers are searching for ways to help payers, providers and consumers make more informed decisions about coverage and use of […]