US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions: Hearings – Hearing

Full Committee Hearing – Identifying Opportunities for Health Care Delivery System Reform: Lessons from the Front Line

Date:

Wednesday, May 16 2012, 10:00 AM

Place:

430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

via US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions: Hearings – Hearing.

NCHC Forum: “Innovative Private Sector Strategies to Curb Health Costs” | National Coalition on Health Care

“Innovative Private Sector Strategies to Curb Health Costs”

 

Tom Leyden, MBA

Director, Value Partnerships

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Larry Boress

President and CEO

Midwest Business Group on Health

Tuesday, May 15th

10 AM – 11:30 AM

Capitol Visitors Center, Room SVC 212-10

America’s health system faces high and rising costs and persistent issues related to quality of care. In an effort to stimulate dialogue around solutions to these challenges, the National Coalition on Health Care has launched its NCHC Forums series to showcase the perspectives of health care innovators and thought leaders.

 

NCHC’s May Forum features two private sector leaders who have demonstrated that it is possible to drive down health care costs while improving outcomes.

 

Mr. Leyden will discuss the powerful partnerships that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has forged with hospitals, physicians’ groups, and individual providers throughout his state. Value Partnerships’ nationally recognized efforts to reduce medical errors, promote the highest-quality evidence-supported care, and implement the patient-centered medical home model have yielded real cost savings by focusing on improving quality and outcomes.

 

Mr. Boress will discuss employer efforts to confront the rising cost of diabetes, particularly MBGH’s innovative Take Control of Your Health program, which provides employees diagnosed with diabetes with personalized health coaching from specially trained clinical pharmacists. This program, furnished to regional employers in partnership with the Illinois Pharmacists Association, has helped employees  better manage their own health and improve their employers’ bottom line.

 

As policymakers work to keep federal health care programs on a sustainable footing, private sector initiatives like these can help point the way toward a health system we can all afford.

via NCHC Forum: “Innovative Private Sector Strategies to Curb Health Costs” | National Coalition on Health Care.

Bringing Health Care into the 21st Century – Dupont Circle – Washington DC | DC Linktank

DATE / TIME Wednesday, May 9 / 8:30am – 1:00pm

LOCATION

Brookings Institution

1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

DESCRIPTION

The United States faces many challenges in terms of health care quality, affordability and access. The nation spends almost twice the percentage of its gross domestic product as many European countries on health care, but has outcomes that rank well below those of other developed nations. However, policy ideas and new technologies are emerging to improve innovation, data sharing, and analytics, thereby boosting cost containment and health care delivery and quality.

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Where’s the Rest of Me? Integrating Acute and Long-Term Care – Southeast – Washington DC | DC Linktank

DATE / TIME Wednesday, May 9 / 8:30am

LOCATION

National Press Club

529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045

Ballroom

DESCRIPTION

Where’s the Rest of Me? Integrating Acute and Long-Term Care

Health care and long-term care for older people and younger persons with disabilities is highly fragmented–and siloed. For this population, Medicare is the main payer for acute care and Medicaid is the main payer for long-term care. Too often the long-term care needs of this population are neglected by medical care providers, and their acute care needs are neglected by long-term care providers. The result is inadequate services that do not meet the needs of this population. At this forum, leading health policy experts will discuss the need to provide care in a more comprehensive fashion. Doing so may reduce acute care expenditures and provide a new source of financing for long-term care.

via Where’s the Rest of Me? Integrating Acute and Long-Term Care – Southeast – Washington DC | DC Linktank.

Tomorrow is built today: The future of health care… – Eventbrite

4th Annual Value of Innovation in Health Care Conference

After a remarkable six hours of oral argument on ObamaCare before the Supreme Court, the stage is set for an historic ruling from the High Court on the future of the health law. The outcome will determine whether Washington continues to turn an infinite number of regulatory dials to try to control one sixth of our economy or whether innovation will be freed to allow transformative changes in medical technology, health care delivery, and financing.

We believe that freedom and the creative spirit will prevail.

Our fourth annual conference on the Value of Innovation in Health Care will showcase top experts from around the country and throughout the health sector who will tell us about the game-changing innovation to come. The Galen Institute never ceases in promoting policies that encourage innovation and patient-centered options for health care. Join us to learn about the exciting advances on the horizon.

Register today to join us at our May 9 conference featuring…

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Phake: The deadly world of falsified and substandard medicines – Health – AEI

Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

AEI, Twelfth Floor 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Two blocks from Farragut North Metro

Just four years ago, 149 Americans died after using contaminated heparin, a blood-thinning drug. The discovery of the fake cancer drug Avastin in three U.S. states in March and April revived concerns over drug safety in America. Since 80 percent of American medicines contain foreign ingredients, it is critical to understand where dangerous medicines come from and how they traverse the globe. In his new book, “Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines,” Roger Bate explores the underground trade in illegal medicines that kills over 100,000 people per year and supplants billions of dollars of real products. “Phake” is a fascinating firsthand account of this illegal industry — unearthing a complex web of criminal traders and corrupt officials — and an incisive academic and policy analysis with practical implications. Andreas Seiter of the World Bank will join Roger Bate to discuss international efforts to combat poor-quality pharmaceuticals and to pave the way forward.

via Phake: The deadly world of falsified and substandard medicines – Health – AEI.

Obamacare in the Supreme Court – Southeast – Washington DC | DC Linktank

DATE / TIME Friday, March 23 / 10:45am

LOCATION

Cato Institute

1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001

DESCRIPTION

On Monday, March 26, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral argument on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, “ObamaCare,” which will run for six hours over three days. Brought against the Obama administration by 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business, and two individuals, the case, Florida v. Dept. of Health & Human Services, raises fundamental questions about the scope of Congress’s powers, the powers reserved to the states, and the rights of individuals in the critical realm of medical care. It is, without question, the most important case the Court has taken in decades. Please join us, three days before oral argument begins, for an analysis of this Act, the legal theories that will be before the Court, and the implications of its possible rulings.

via Obamacare in the Supreme Court – Southeast – Washington DC | DC Linktank.

The Impact of Health Reform in Massachusetts: Lessons and Implications for National Reform – Southwest – Washington DC | DC Linktank

Thursday, March 22 / 12:00pm

LOCATION

Cannon House Office Building

[200-299] New Jersey Ave SE, Washington D.C.

DESCRIPTION

The Impact of Health Reform in Massachusetts: Lessons and Implications for National Reform featuring Jonathan Kolstad, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

How has the Massachusetts legislation changed the way health care is consumed and delivered?

Does the new legislation have an overall impact on hospital outcomes?

How has access to medical care changed?

Professor Kolstad will present his research, “The Impact of Health Care Reform on Hospital and Preventitive Care: Evidence from Massachusetts,” which investigates the effects of the health reform legislation passed in Massachusetts as evidence of the impact that health care reform might have for the United States.

via The Impact of Health Reform in Massachusetts: Lessons and Implications for National Reform – Southwest – Washington DC | DC Linktank.

The Affordable Care Act Turns 2…Will it Turn 3? – Eventbrite

WHAT: The American Action Forum will host Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Karen Harned, Executive Director of the NFIB Small Business Legal Center for a 2­‐year anniversary event focused on the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. As the Affordable Care Act turns 2, all eyes will be focused on the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments the following week on whether the law should turn 3.The Forum event will feature a discussion moderated by Alexander Burns that includes former Supreme Court clerks Steven Engel and John Bash, as well as American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin who filed three amici briefs focused on the economic implications of the legal challenge.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:00am – 12:00pm EST

WHERE: The Hamilton Live Recently Opened600 14th Street, NW Near Metro CenterWashington, DC 20005

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Expert Workshop: Patient and Consumer Engagement in FDA’s Sentinel Initiative – Brookings Institution

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Sentinel Initiative has made important strides towards developing a valuable tool that can actively monitor the safety of medical products. Productive and broad collaboration among stakeholders from public and private institutions has been instrumental to this success. Since the Initiative’s inception, patient and consumer organizations have provided valuable perspectives and input into Sentinel.

Event Information

When

Thursday, March 01, 2012

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Where

Falk Auditorium

The Brookings Institution

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC

Map

Contact: Engelberg Events

Email: engelbergevents@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.4391

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On March 1, the Engelberg Center hosted an expert workshop, “Patients and Consumer Engagement in FDA’s Sentinel Initiative,” to explore opportunities for further engagement of these stakeholders in the Sentinel Initiative.

via Expert Workshop: Patient and Consumer Engagement in FDA’s Sentinel Initiative – Brookings Institution.