The Altarum Institute Center for Sustainable Health Spending has as its vision statement: Guide the transition of the United States to sustainable health spending growth by analyzing and tracking spending, developing solutions, and advocating for meaningful change. Altarum believes that achieving sustainable growth in health spending is a critical systems issue. The Center leadership has developed a core strategy to approach this work; believes it is well-positioned to conduct this endeavor; has already developed valuable products and services; and has established a team to effectively tackle emerging challenges. To assist it in realizing this vision, and achieving related goals, the Center has formed a National Advisory Committee drawn from health care leaders and experts in health policy and health economics.

The charge of the committee is:
1.    Guiding the Center research activities and enhancing the quality/relevance of the products;
2.    Developing potential collegial and collaborative opportunities;
3.    Assisting the Center in securing funding opportunities (subset of members); and
4.    Helping the Center to publicize its work and develop an effective communications strategy.
 

National Advisory Committee Membership

Tom E. Getzen, PhD, Chair
Executive Director, International Health Economics Association
Professor Emeritus of Risk
Temple University

Judith R. Lave, PhD, Vice Chair
Professor of Health Economics
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh

Ana Aizcorbe, PhD
Chief Economist
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce

Linda T. Bilheimer, PhD
Assistant Director for Health and Human Resources
Congressional Budget Office

Ceci Connolly
Managing Director
Health Research Institute
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Vice Provost and Levy University Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Center for Bioethics

Ziad R. Haydar, MD, MBA
Vice President for Clinical Excellence
Ascension Health

Karen Ignagni
President and Chief Executive Officer
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

David Lansky, PhD                    
President & Chief Executive Officer            
Pacific Business Group on Health            

Len M. Nichols, PhD
Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics
Professor of Health Policy
College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University

Jon Skinner, PhD
John Sloan Dickey Professor, Department of Economics
Dartmouth College

Gene Steuerle, PhD
Institute Fellow and Richard B. Fisher Chair
The Urban Institute

See the agenda for the March 20, 2012 National Advisory Committee Meeting.

See the agenda for the November 15, 2011 National Advisory Committee Kick-Off Meeting.