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Reuters/Shannon Stapleton - A doctor at the Elmhurst Pediatric Emergency Center examines a patient with flu-like symptoms.

Save to My Portfolio Health Care Reform: Should We Expand Our Public Plan?

Thursday, July 09, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

On July 9, the Brookings Institution will host an event to discuss the pros and cons of expanding the new public insurance plan for health care, how to reduce costs while expanding coverage, and the central role of information technology in health reform. Read More

Health Care, Health IT

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istock photo - A stethoscope.

Save to My Portfolio Health Care Reform: Implementing Comparative Effectiveness Research

Tuesday, June 09, 2009
8:30 AM to 12:45 PM
Washington, DC

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 invested $1.1 billion in federal initiatives to begin the important and necessary work of comparative effectiveness research (CER), a key building block in health care reform. A forum hosted by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform and The Hamilton Project addressed many of the key questions surrounding CER, and featured remarks from Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio The Choice Architecture of Automatic Enrollment in Health Insurance

Jeffrey R. Kling, June 2009

As discussion advances on healthcare reform and expansion of coverage in the U.S., the health insurance enrollment process takes on heightened importance. Jeffrey Kling looks at the issues through the lens of behavioral economics – using both psychology and economics to understand individual decision-making. Read More

Health Care, Social Issues

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Brookings - Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, speaking at Brookings.

Save to My Portfolio The Economic Impact of Health Care Reform

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 2, Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, joined Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform director Mark McClellan, Harvard economist David Cutler and former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin to discuss the economic case for health care reform and its potential impact on the U.S. economy. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Economy, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Health

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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Reforming the Health Care System

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

D.C. Primary Care AssociationOn Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30, Brookings expert Henry Aaron joined Politico’s Fred Barbash for a live web chat on how to balance the fiscal and societal issues at play in reforming the health care system. Read More

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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHealth Reform: The Reality Show

Henry J. Aaron, June 18, 2009, Kaiser Health News

Henry Aaron discusses the draft bill released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Congressional Budget Office 's published estimate that the bill would cost $1 trillion over 10 years and leave 35 million uninsured.
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Health Care, Federal Budget

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHealth Care, Entitlements and the Federal Budget

Henry J. Aaron, June 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Henry Aaron recently spoke about the budget, health care and entitlements at the Youth Action Conference.  The conference, hosted by the Concord Coalition in conjunction with the Youth Entitlements Summit highlighted grassroots efforts and policy perspectives of youth organizations in addressing America's long-term fiscal challenge. Read More

Federal Budget, Health Care, Social Security, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioComparative Effectiveness Research: Priorities, Methods and Impact

Mark B. McClellan, Joshua Benner, Alan M. Garber, David O. Meltzer, Sean R. Tunis and Steven Pearson, June 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution

A forum hosted by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform and The Hamilton Project addressed many of the key questions surrounding comparative effectiveness research (CER). Discussion papers released at the event focus on how research questions should be prioritized, what methods and data infrastructure are needed for CER, and how CER findings can be used to improve clinical and health policy decisions. Read More

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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama Isn’t Talking About the Cost of Health Care Reform

William A. Galston, June 04, 2009, The New Republic

As members of Congress prepare to delve into health care reform, William Galston writes that it’s time for elected officials to begin leveling with the American people about the choices they face if we are finally to achieve universal health insurance with meaningful cost containment. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Politics, The Presidency

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Save to My PortfolioThe Economic Impact of Health Care Reform

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 2, Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, joined Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform director Mark McClellan, Harvard economist David Cutler and former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin to discuss the economic case for health care reform and its potential impact on the U.S. economy. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Economy, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioExpanding Health Information Technology in the United States

Darrell M. West, May 20, 2009, The Huffington Post

Armed with $19 billion dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Obama administration hopes to employ health information technology to improve medical treatment, cut costs by reducing errors and redundancies, and empower patients by giving them control over their own medical records. Not an easy task, warns Brookings expert Darrell West, since the federal government will need to address the financial, organization, and technological barriers limiting the utilization of health IT in the US. Read More

Health Care, Health IT, Executive Branch, Technology, The Presidency

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Save to My PortfolioHealth IT and Health Reform: Linking Incentives to Drive Accountability and Value

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Washington, DC

As the Obama administration looks to reform health care, encouraging signs point to the potential for health IT to play a significant role in changing the current system. At a forum on May 20, hosted by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings in cooperation with the Markle Foundation, experts addressed strategies for coordinating recently enacted health IT incentives with other promising approaches to improving health care delivery. Read More

Health Care, Health IT

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPolicy Changes to Improve Health Care Quality

Mark B. McClellan, May 18, 2009, Congressional Health Care Caucus

Mark McClellan addressed the Congressional Health Care Caucus recently to discuss needed policy changes to build a health care system that supports better care at lower costs.  Read More

Health Care, Medicare

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHealth Care Reform: Beware of Interest Groups Bearing Gifts

Henry J. Aaron, May 12, 2009, The Huffington Post

The Obama administration’s breakthrough with the health care industry to cut costs is eerily reminiscent of the 1970s, according to Henry Aaron. Then, as today, health care spending was outpacing income growth and the industry promised to voluntarily to rein in the growth. If we are to learn from history, rather than simply repeat it, he says, there are some simple but vitally important lessons. Read More

Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Regulation

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.

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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 and Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.
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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.
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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.
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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

ExpertEswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad, who holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

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.

TopicMigration

Migration is an issue that bridges Brookings’s expertise in domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, reforming immigration policy remains a subject of intense political debate. Globally, the unprecedented movement of people across borders raises issues in both industrialized countries and the developing world.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

Research ProjectBudgeting for National Priorities

The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

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.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

Policy CenterCenter on the United States and Europe

The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is a security studies professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertRobert Puentes

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.

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.

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

Research Project21st Century Defense Initiative

The 21st Century Defense Initiative produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and outreach that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.