A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-wide Cost Containment
Apr. 18, 2013
Bipartisan Policy Center
The United States spends more on health care than any other country and yet tens of millions of Americans are facing uncoordinated and costly medical care. With health care spending expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future and with the nation's growing federal deficit and debt, system-wide health care cost containment is both a critical component of any long term deficit reduction strategy and urgently needed to ensure the sustainability of our health care system.
Our Health Care Future: What's Next After the Supreme Court Decision?
Jul. 30, 2012
Grand Hyatt (Constitution Ballroom)
What does the Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mean for the American health care system?
BPC hosted a series of speakers and panel discussions addressing the impact of the decision on states, health care providers, employers, health plans, and consumers. Specifically, the forum explored the areas whose fates are most linked to the outcome of the decision: the future of insurance market reforms and the Medicaid program. The forum also discussed the consequences of the decision in the context of the nation's current political landscape and the upcoming presidential election.
A Forum on Transformation through Innovation
Jun. 19, 2012
Embassy Suites Nashville South-Cool Springs
The BPC Health Project partnered with the Nashville Health Care Council to host “A Forum on Transformation through Innovation” in Nashville, Tennessee. The event addressed the critical role of information technology in health care delivery with a focus on the power of policy to position and drive positive outcomes in quality, lower costs and promote greater coordination and efficiency. The event included remarks from U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, co-chairs of the BPC Health Project and Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health Information Technology, as well as remarks from other leading health care experts.
Webinar: It's 2020: Where to Get Care?
Jun. 15, 2012
Webinar on Workforce
The BPC Health Project and Deloitte Center for Health Solutions hosted a webinar about our collaborative project: A 21st Century Approach to Health Workforce Planning. The ongoing transformation of the health care system means that our nation faces changing demands for health care professionals. Who will be providing our health care services in the future? And where? And how?
8th Annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference
May 3 - 4, 2012
Marriott Wardman Park
The Eighth Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference will be held May 3-4, 2012 in Washington, D.C at the Marriott Wardman Park. This conference is the premier opportunity for researchers, educators, and policymakers to meet and discuss federal and state workforce issues. The theme this year will be Stretching our Health Workforce to Meet Population Need.
Obsolete Law: Does Government Need a Spring Cleaning?
Feb. 7, 2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Common Good and the Bipartisan Policy Center held a forum on the problem of obsolete law on Tuesday, February 7 in Washington, DC:
As government officials and candidates in the 2012 election talk about ways to cut government spending, trim deficits, create jobs, control healthcare costs, and improve education and infrastructure, the role played by obsolete law needs to be addressed. Forum participants discussed how laws, regulations, and mandates from years past prevent officials and everyday Americans from making choices for today. Panelists also considered proposals for reform, including sunset provisions.
Transforming Health Care: The Role of Health IT
Jan. 27, 2012
Bipartisan Policy Center
BPC's Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health IT released a set of recommendations for the most effective use of health IT dollars to support coordinated, accountable, patient-centered models of care. Panelists discussed the common attributes of high-performing organizations which align with emerging delivery system reforms and the health IT capabilities needed to support them. Participants also heard about gaps in health IT capabilities, the barriers to their achievement, and recommendations for accelerating the creation of a health IT foundation that will drive improvements in the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care in the U.S.
Public Policy Meets Private Sector: A Crossroads for the Healthcare Industry
Dec. 5, 2011
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Read a blog post recapping the event here.
Healthcare lawyers and consultants must keep up with a dizzying array of changes in the healthcare system to best serve their clients. Inside the Beltway, major budget cuts, regulatory overhauls and reform efforts are moving forward at unprecedented speeds, producing widespread, inevitable and rapid changes to the U.S. health care marketplace. This policy conference, a precursor to the Payors, Plans and Managed Care Law Institute on December 6-7, laid out the groundwork for business decisions and legal analysis around health industry transformation-both nationwide and local-and offer essential insights from experienced Congressional and policy experts.
Looking Ahead: The Future Health Professional Workforce
Oct. 18, 2011
Bipartisan Policy Center
Read a blog post recapping the event here.
As job creation dominates debate on both sides of the aisle, BPC's Health Project hosted an engaging conversation with federal leaders, providers, and policy experts around the future of the health professional workforce.
BPC released a study in collaboration with the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions that examines the current and future supply of 13 health professions integral to the delivery of health care.
Healthy Ideas Showcase: Changing the Way Health Care is Delivered
Oct. 7, 2011
Seton Healthcare Family Administration Offices
Read a blog post recapping the event here.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), in collaboration with Seton Healthcare Family, hosted a policy conference entitled “Healthy Ideas Showcase: Changing the Way Health Care is Delivered” in Austin, Texas. The conference featured national and local health care leaders highlighting significant progress in health professional workforce development and new models of care enabled by health information technology in the state of Texas. Keynote speakers included former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, and president and chief operating officer of Seton Healthcare Family, Charles Barnett.
Health Insurance Exchange Development: Innovation in the States
Jul. 27, 2011
Grand Hyatt
UPDATE: Read a blog post recapping the event here.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Virginia's Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy held a Policy Briefing
Health Insurance Exchange Development: Innovation in the States
National Health IT and Delivery System Transformation Summit
Jun. 27 - 28, 2011
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Read a blog post recapping the event here.
"The Health Information Technology and Delivery Transformation Summit will bring together leaders across every sector of health care, to share principles, strategies and best practices for aligning health information technology investments with health care reform - with a particular focus on delivery system reforms, including ACOs, the patient-centered medical home and value-based purchasing and performance reporting initiatives."
Jun. 2, 2011
Newseum
Read the REPORT: Building a Strong Foundation for America's Health Care System
UPDATE: Read a blog post recapping the event here.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) held a policy briefing
Leveraging Health Information Technology to Build a Strong Foundation for America's Health Care System
Featuring remarks by BPC Health Project leaders:
Former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist
Keynote Address by:
Don Berwick, M.D., M.P.P
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A Dialogue On Health Information Technology
Apr. 26, 2011
The Bipartisan Policy Center
The Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) Health Project held
A Dialogue On Health Information Technology
Featuring Special Guest
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Moderated By
Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Co-Leader, BPC Health Project
Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT)
BPC Senior Fellow
Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative Opening Forum
Apr. 20, 2011
Newman Alumni Center, University of Miami
View the main Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative page here.
The Bipartisan Policy Center's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative held its first public forum on nutrition information and education at the University of Miami.
The event featured Initiative co-chairs
Former Secretaries of Agriculture
Dan Glickman and Ann M. Veneman
Former Secretaries of Health and Human Services
Mike Leavitt and Donna E. Shalala
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