Event Summary (Page 9)
02/7/24
On Wednesday, January 31, the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce held a Health Subcommittee hearing to discuss the nation’s high costs of health care, including the drivers behind increased spending in the public and private sectors, potential cost-cutting strategies, and the impact of high health care costs on patients, employers, and payers.
02/1/24
Alliance for Health Policy: 2024 Forecast
On January 24, 2024, the Alliance for Health Policy hosted a webinar to discuss predicted trends and topics of interest in federal and state health policy in 2024 and the impact of the upcoming presidential election and recent legislative activities on these policy priorities.
01/26/24
MedPAC January Meeting: Medicare Advantage
On January 12, the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) Commissioners were presented with the annual status report on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program followed by three policy options to standardize current MA plans.
01/26/24
MedPAC January Meeting: Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments
On January 11, 2024, during the morning session of MedPAC’s January public meeting, MedPAC’s Commissioners discussed the main contents and potential edits of a chapter on payment adequacy and updates for Congress.
01/25/24
BPC: Health Care Policy in the Election Year
On January 17, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a webinar to discuss current trends and challenges in healthcare policy, polling data, and current voter sentiments to identify existing problems and explore potential solutions.
01/25/24
Avalere: 2024 Healthcare Industry Outlook
On January 17, 2024, Avalere hosted a webinar to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act’s influence on healthcare markets, the increased focus on evidence-based decision-making, and the impact of predicted healthcare trends in 2024 on the patient experience.
01/24/24
On January 12, 2024, STAT hosted a webinar to discuss key takeaways from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
01/16/24
CES & CTA: Can Policy Affect Health Innovation?
On January 9, 2024, CTA hosted a live webcast of its CES event stage and examined how legislative measures and regulations influence progress, accessibility, and outcomes in healthcare in both the United States and emerging markets.
01/11/24
ATI Advisory: Value-Based Care in 2024 – Anticipating Key Trends and Transformations
On Tuesday, January 9, ATI Advisory, a D.C.-based health care consulting firm, hosted a webinar to review anticipated trends for value-based care in 2024. ATI Advisory highlighted the five key themes they identified by analyzing both public and private sector trends.
12/19/23
ONC 2023 Annual Meeting – Day 2
On Friday, December 15, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) hosted the second day of its in-person Annual Meeting. The theme of the second day centered entirely around artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly how to mitigate racial bias in the use of AI.