Quality. Independence. Impact.

Home | Contact Us | Media Resources

Friday November 20, 2009

Welcome   |   Register   |   Log in

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care


Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi - Customer paying bill in Boston

Save to My Portfolio Bend the Revenue Curve: Health Reform Alone Won't End Deficits

Henry J. Aaron and Isabel V. Sawhill, October 13, 2009

Although health care reform is intended to bend the curve of spending and reduce the deficit, it alone will not be enough, say Henry Aaron and Isabel Sawhill. They propose that Congress enact a value-added tax, the equivalent of a broad-based sales tax on all goods and services. The revenue from the new tax, and other sources, should be linked directly to public health care spending through a newly created trust fund which would pay for all federal health care spending. Read More

Health Care, Taxes, U.S. Economy

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care


Slobo Mitic - A stethoscope and money

Save to My Portfolio Bending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Health Care Spending Growth

Joseph Antos, John Bertko, Michael Chernew, David Cutler, Dana Goldman, Mark B. McClellan, Elizabeth McGlynn, Mark Pauly, Leonard Schaeffer and Stephen Shortell, September 01, 2009

Reducing the growth of health care spending must be a top priority for health care reform. With this goal in mind, a group of leading health policy experts, including Engelberg Center Director Mark McClellan, has released a set of concrete, feasible steps that show promise for both slowing spending growth and improving quality and value in health care. Read More

Health Care, Health IT, Medicare, Public Health

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care

Save to My Portfolio Battleground or Common Ground? American Public Opinion on Health Care Reform

William A. Galston, Steven Kull and Clay Ramsay, October 08, 2009

To dig deeper into what the American public really thinks about health care, experts at Brookings and WorldPublicOpinion.org gathered and interpreted polling research about public attitudes toward reform of the country’s health care system. Their results offer a new and complex portrait of how Americans view health care reform and the policy debate surrounding the polarizing issue. Read More

Health Care, Polling and Public Opinion, Public Health, U.S. Politics

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioWhat Health Care Innovation Means for Consumers

Thursday, November 05, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jessica RinaldiHealth care innovation, done right, creates opportunities for consumers to control their own health records, rate physicians and hospitals, learn from other patients and focus on positive health outcomes. On November 5, Brookings hosted a policy forum to discuss the ways in which digital technology can empower patients and enhance the quality of the American health care system. Read More

Health Care, Health IT, Technology

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioTechnological Advances in Health Care

Darrell M. West, November 04, 2009

Technological advances in health care can give consumers more control over key aspects of their care and health outcomes. Darrell West examines the benefits of new technology in the medical system and what it will mean for the quality, accessibility and affordability of health care.

Health Care, Health IT, Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOpting Out: Not As Simple As It Looks

Darrell M. West, October 28, 2009, Politico

Opting Out: Not As Simple As It Looks"Opt-out” has become the most powerful phrase in the health care debate, thanks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to include it in Senate legislation. If particular jurisdictions do not like a public option, they simply can exit the government health insurance system for uninsured residents. This is a very American idea, writes Darrell West. However, from a governance standpoint, the public option creates a worrisome precedent for other policy areas. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, Federalism

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioHealth Care and Health Insurance for Childhood Disorders

Friday, October 23, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

On October 23, Brookings host eda discussion featuring a group of individuals committed to the cause of childhood health care. In particular, the discussion focused on health care and insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders and vascular birthmark issues, which together affect over two million Americans. Read More

Health Care, Children & Families

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Flu Contagion in Schools

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

As the nation and the world continue to grapple with H1N1, and while delivery of the vaccine in the United States faces delays, school closures are one policy tool under consideration to slow spread of the pandemic. Ross Hammond, co-author of a recent report that quantified the economic effects of school closures, and Fred Barbash, Politico senior editor, answered questions in a live web chat about the implications and potential costs of this approach. Read More

H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic Disease, Health Care, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report Web Chat: Flu Contagion in Schools

Ross A. Hammond, October 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Scouting Report Web Chat: Flu Contagion in SchoolsAs the nation and the world continue to grapple with H1N1, and while delivery of the vaccine in the United States faces delays, school closures are one policy tool under consideration to slow spread of the pandemic. Ross Hammond, co-author of a recent report that quantified the economic effects of school closures, and Fred Barbash, Politico senior editor, took questions in a live web chat about the implications and potential costs of this approach. Read More

H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic Disease, Health Care, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFix Baucus' Health Reform Rx: Three Big Changes Democrats Must Make for the Bill to Work

Henry J. Aaron, October 14, 2009, New York Daily News

Henry Aaron argues that it is essential that the health care reform bill authored by Sen. Max Baucus and recently passed by the Senate Finance Committee undergo some modification if it is to truly expand coverage, improve care and drive down costs. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBend the Revenue Curve: Health Reform Alone Won't End Deficits

Henry J. Aaron and Isabel V. Sawhill, October 13, 2009, The Washington Post

Although health care reform is intended to bend the curve of spending and reduce the deficit, it alone will not be enough, say Henry Aaron and Isabel Sawhill. They propose that Congress enact a value-added tax, the equivalent of a broad-based sales tax on all goods and services. The revenue from the new tax, and other sources, should be linked directly to public health care spending through a newly created trust fund which would pay for all federal health care spending. Read More

Health Care, Taxes, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioWhat the Public Thinks about Health Care Reform

Thursday, October 08, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Comprehensive health care reform legislation is moving through Congress. Democrats and Republicans have relied on vast amounts of research, including public opinion polls, to shape their positions and formulate policy solutions. Pundits and legislators alike regularly cite what the American people want in the final reform package. But just how complete is this research? On October 8, Brookings and WorldPublicOpinion.org unveiled new survey research about public attitudes on health care reform. Read More

Health Care, Polling and Public Opinion, U.S. Congress

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioConsumer-Driven Medicine: How Digital and Mobile Technologies Can Improve Health Care

Thursday, October 08, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

On October 8, The Brookings Institution hosted a policy forum to discuss how digital technology can empower patients to take responsibility for their routine health care, and rely on physicians and hospitals only for more serious medical conditions. Read More

Health Care, Health IT, Technology

Health Care at Brookings

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Read More »

Featured Experts

Mark B. McClellan

Mark B. McClellan

Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies

A medical doctor and economist, Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.
Read More

Amanda Glassman

Amanda Glassman

Nonresident Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Amanda Glassman is a senior social development specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, working on health policy and financing in developing countries. She is a Nonresident Health Fellow in Brookings's Global Health Initiative.
Read More

Henry J. Aaron

Henry J. Aaron

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair

A noted health care expert, Henry Aaron focuses on the reform of health care financing; public systems such as Medicare and Medicaid; Social Security; and tax and budget policy.
Read More

All Health Care Experts »

Advanced Search | Tips

My Portfolio

My New Content

View suggested content based on items you have saved to your Portfolio.
Log in or register now

Related Initiatives

View All Initiatives »

Featured RSS Feed

Health Care

Immediate updates on new health care content – including research, events and testimony.

Subscribe

Spotlight

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.