Chapter 5 – Health Care Costs
The drivers of health care costs, federal spending, consumer spending, and industry consolidation.
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Moving Beyond COVID-19: Considerations for using PHE Flexibilities to Improve Person-Centered Care
This virtual public event will feature a diverse panel of experts to discuss considerations for using the public health emergency flexibilities to improve person-centered, equitable care for older adults.
What’s Coming in 2023? Health Policy Priorities for the New Year
This event will forecast potential health policy priorities for both states and the federal government and review major milestones from the past year and their potential impact on 2023.
Implications of the Midterm Elections for Health Care Policy
Panelists discussed upcoming priorities for the lame-duck session of the 117th Congress, implications for the 118th Congress, and priorities for the Biden Administration.
Exploring the Market Competition Ecosystem: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
This event discussed past and current trends in market consolidation ecosystem, explored current legislative and administrative policy levers, and identified lessons learned at the state and federal levels.
Health Policy Roundup: Recent Trends in Coverage Enrollment and Affordability
This event highlighted current trends in enrollment, premiums, and out-of-pocket costs in private insurance markets, and presented challenges and opportunities in getting eligible consumers enrolled in appropriate coverage. Panelists also explored coverage affordability and enrollment levers, including potential policy actions at federal and state levels.
A Conversation with Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health
During this exclusive on-the-record briefing for reporters, Admiral Rachel L. Levine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided some opening remarks and responded to audience questions.
Balancing Prescription Drug Innovation and Affordability
In this session exclusively for journalists, expert panelists explored the tension between the affordability of prescription drugs and the need to preserve advances in biomedical innovation.
Health Equity Summit
The Health Equity Summit, a program of the Alliance for Health Policy’s 2021 Signature Series, reflected upon lessons learned and look at policies and practices that perpetuate existing inequities in our society. Exploring a multitude of factors both current and historical, this Summit addressed the tradeoffs between inaction and intervention, as well as tangible policy options to start advancing health equity now.
Medicare Payment Reform: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future
This briefing provided background on Medicare payment reform, including new value-based models that have evolved over the past decade.
Protected: Policy Options to Address Prescription Drug Costs and Affordability for Beneficiaries
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Options for Lowering Costs for the Privately Insured
This session explored how cost-saving proposals like market competition and regulation address and impact a variety of factors and policies.
Protected: Health Policy Academy 2021
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Protected: West Health 2021 Members Series
Medicare Solvency Projections and Potential Policy Solutions
This briefing provided an overview of the Medicare Trust Funds, the nuances of solvency, and the consequences of not resolving funding shortfalls. Panelists explored short- and long-term policy options to address solvency and offer equitable access, as well as the potential impacts on providers, plans, and most importantly, Medicare beneficiaries.
Basics of Budget Reconciliation and the Connection to Health Policy
This briefing provided a high-level overview of the budget reconciliation process and also discussed potential applications of reconciliation to address national economic and health policy concerns of the 117th Congress and the new administration.
Making Health Care Count: Health Policy Impacts of the U.S. Census
This briefing provided an overview of how census data is collected, analyzed, and utilized, with a particular focus on how this process impacts health policy and public health.
COVID-19 Webinar Series Session 16 – The Changing Landscape of Primary Care
During this webinar, panelists discussed the recent evolution of our primary care system and outlined policy levers to bolster our nation’s primary care infrastructure.
Protected: 2020 Health Policy Academy for Staff
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Perspectives on Health Policy from the Director of the Domestic Policy Council
During this on-the-record briefing for reporters, Joe Grogan, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council provided opening remarks and responded to questions from reporters. The question and answer period was moderated by William Pierce, Senior Director, APCO Worldwide.
Modernizing Medicare Part D
During this congressional lunch briefing, analysts will outline the mechanisms of the Medicare Part D program under current law and discuss the potential implications of reforms put forward by Congress and the administration.
Unpacking Policy Options to Promote Prescription Drug Affordability
During this briefing, panelists will discuss components of policy proposals under consideration and explore evidence about their implications for the health care system.
Fall 2019 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook
During this webinar, analysts discussed the outstanding legislative and regulatory activities that Congress and the administration are likely to pursue before the end of the year.
Legislative Outlook – What’s Ahead for Comparative Effectiveness Research?
This webinar outlined the various PCORI reauthorization bills and amendments that have been discussed by House and Senate committees to date. Our panel of experts explored some of the critical questions facing congressional staff and discussed potential next steps in the legislative process.
Balancing the Bills – Policy Solutions to Address Surprise Billing
During this briefing, expert panelists discussed considerations for policy options to protect consumers from surprise medical bills.
Protected: Deep Dive: Coverage and Affordability in the Private Insurance Market
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Basics of Biosimilars
During this briefing, panelists explained the mechanisms of biologic drugs, explore the impact of current regulations on the uptake of biosimilars, and discuss considerations for the biosimilars market in the United States.
