Building a Research Agenda to Support Sustainable Health Spending - June 6, 2011

America’s current fiscal path has become a matter of intense scrutiny within the government policy making, academic research, and philanthropic communities.   Health care, particularly the Medicare program, is the principal source of projected future budget deficits.  Moving toward a sustainable system will be a major goal for many years, regardless of the fate of the Affordable Care Act.  This half-day meeting explored paths to health care cost control, i.e., “bending the curve,” without sacrificing quality or access, and the meeting served as a kick-off event to a new five-year, internally funded, Altarum Institute initiative: the Sustainable Health Spending “Critical Systems Issue.” Harvard’s Michael Chernew chaired the meeting.

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• Altarum Institute's R&D Agenda: Bending the Cost Curve - Linc Smith, Altarum Institute
• Sustainable Health Spending: Building a Research Agenda - Charles Roehrig, Altarum Institute
• Bending the Curve Through Health Reform Implementation - Mark McClellan, The Brookings Institution
• Effect of the Alternative Quality Contract on Health Care Spending - Michael Chernew, Harvard University
• Private Sector Initiatives - Jeff Lemieux, America's Health Insurance Plans

View the meeting agenda and attendee list.