Payment model. And transitioning from a fee for service to a value based reimbursement system. This event was hosted by the National Institute for Healthcare Management foundation. Its about two hours. Good afternoon. So wed like to go ahead and get started. Im nancy chockley. President and ceo of foundation and im just dlieded to welcome you all here today. We have an incredible panel of business and policy leaders. They come at the problems from different perspective. But one unifying theme between all of them is their concern for what rising healthcare costs do to americans. And the need to increase value in our Healthcare System. So each of them will present their own ideas of how to increase value or how they are increasing value in the Healthcare System. A nonprofit nonpartisan organization. And we believe by bringing people together with different perspectives, we can improve healthcare through evidence and collaboration. We have a wonderful audience today. I recognize some of y
Burwell shares her experiences from implementing the Affordable Care act. After her remarks, well get a presentation from the ceo and president of independence blue cross. Good morning good morning it is wonderful to feel such energy in this room. My name is camille nelson, and im honored to be the dean of American University Washington College of law. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to American University Washington College of law for this exciting Plenary Session of the next steps in Health Reform 2017 conference. This year, in partnership with the American Society of law, medicine, and ethics, and with the generous support from our cosponsors, we are thrilled to have expanded the event to a threeday conference, attracting speakers and attendees from multiple disciplines, the academy, and practice. Importantly, this conference is also timed with the launch of our new health law and policy program, and i know that our faculty and our students will be partnering with you on your
Playing hockey. He is not able to join us. Mike will cover some of the points he was going to make. Why theres a call to action to increase value in our Health Care System. Ill start first by introducing each panelist and sit down, and then go on. So ill start with mike, who is one of the nations most highly regarded economists. Really what distinguishes mike, not only is he broil yant on the theory and research. Probably more than any other economist, he understands how markets work. And he leads much of the Health Care Policy work coming out of harvard medical school, he also sits on harvards benefits committee, where he learns firsthand why markets are not always efficient. Is that fair to say . He also serves on cbos panel of health advisers. A member of the Massachusetts Health connecter board of directors and vice chair of medpac. We have the fortune of having him serve on our advisory board. Hes one of the pioneers of value based insurance design. And the go to researcher for me
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Next with senator tom cotton of arkansas who says that democrats are distorting effect. He wants sessions to testify before congress and set the record straight. Plus, everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. Every problem can be solved. Chris we will ask or send a whether this will get in the way of passing the trump agenda. And our power player of the wee week. A political outsider and former navy seal takes charge in missouri. Thats what too many politicians have said. Chris all right now on fox news sunday. Chris and hello again from fox news in washington. President trump has dramatically escalated the battle over his alleged collusion with the russians, accusing president obama of tapping his phones at trump tower during the campaign. In a tweet, President Trump wrote how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the sacred election process. Mrs. Nixon, watergate, bad or sick guy. This is a storm of washington about those in charge of the investigation. I