Center for Study of Health System Change
The Center for the Study of Health System Change is a non-partisan organization that is focused on finding intelligent, practical means of improving the nation's health care system. Under the leadership of Dr. Paul Ginsburg, CSHC provides a forum for discussion of topics ranging from pharmaceutical issues and the problems of uninsurance, to macro trends shaping health care policy.
CSHC has an excellent seminar planned for July in Washington. Here's the details:
HSC's Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference Scheduled for July 13
The 10th annual Wall Street Comes to Washington conference will be held on Wednesday, July 13. The conference will feature roundtable discussions with Wall Street health care industry analysts and Washington health policy analysts. A partial list of panelists includes:
• Paul B. Ginsburg, HSC President (Moderator)
• Christine Arnold, Morgan Stanley
• Martin Arrick, Standard and Poor's
• Roberta Goodman, Health Care Analytics LLC
• Robert Laszewski, Health Policy and Strategy Associates
• Robert Reischauer, The Urban Institute
Panelists will discuss the impact of broad trends shaping the health care system, including health care cost and premium trends; patient cost sharing; consumer-driven health plans and health savings accounts; Medicare prescription drug plans; Medicare Advantage; Medicaid trends; specialty facility expansions; provider payment issues; and information technology.
While July in Washington can be a bit daunting, it is likely well worth braving the heat and humidity to attend.
What does this mean for you?
Most of us in the managed care industry spend so much of our time with our heads down tackling day-to-day problems that we sometimes forget about the larger world around us, and more particularly the impact hat world can have on our little niche.