Leading Democratic presidential candidates are proposing dramatic changes to federal and private health insurance coverage for 2021 and beyond. Yet the discussion lacks understanding of why health care has become so expensive, despite the fact that many researchers argue that as much as one-third of U.S. spending on health care is wasteful.
The Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences hosted its seventh biennial conference on health care reform, featuring four leading health economists who described strategies for slowing health care cost growth, while improving access to high-quality health care in the U.S.
Breakfast and lunch were provided. Follow @BakerCHB on Twitter and join the conversation online with #BakerHealth.
To view the entire conference, please click below:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Agenda
8:00 am |
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Breakfast and Registration |
8:30 am |
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Opening RemarksVivian Ho, Ph.D. |
8:40 am |
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Innovations in Health Insurance that can Improve U.S. Health Care EfficiencyJon Kolstad, Ph.D. |
9:40 am |
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Setting Prices for Physician ServicesDavid Chan, M.D., Ph.D. |
10:40 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
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Are All Managed Care Plans Created Equal? Evidence from Random Plan Assignment in MedicaidMichael Geruso, Ph.D. |
Noon |
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Lunch |
12:20 pm |
Surprise! The Economics of Physician Out-of-Network Billing at In-Network HospitalsFiona Scott Morton, Ph.D. |
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1:20 pm |
Closing RemarksVivian Ho, Ph.D. |
Support for this program was generously provided by Health Policy Forum members: Baylor College of Medicine, CHI St. Luke’s Health, Community Health Choice, The Episcopal Health Foundation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Texas Children’s Hospital, Ms. Cullen K. Geiselman, Mr. Wade A. Rakes II and Mr. Nicholas Miller, Texas Heart Institute and UTMB, Office of the President.