Health Care Policy
Amicus brief in opposition to Merck’s motion for summary judgment
Addressing rising health care costs is an increasingly urgent problem, even as emerging medical innovations hold new promise to improve health. Physicians, nurses, and other clinicians have unique abilities to lead the way in addressing these fundamental challenges. Yet policy attention to higher value clinical care that would substantially improve quality and lower costs has been overshadowed by fixing Medicare’s “sustainable growth rate” for physician payment. Overcoming these challenges will require leadership by clinicians, both in implementing meaningful improvements in how care is delivered, and in identifying ways to reform policies to help achieve these improvements.
On November 16, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings held a discussion to highlight how clinicians can both drive innovation in health care payment, and transform the delivery of care. The meeting will also launch a new initiative at the Engelberg Center to support clinician leadership in achieving health policy reform and health care delivery reform.
After each panel, speakers will took audience questions.
Agenda
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November 16
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9:00 AM -- Welcome and Introduction
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University -
10:00 AM -- Clinical Leadership in Congress and Legislation
RAYS(Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.) U.S. House of Representatives -
10:45 AM -- Transformative Change in the Delivery System
BHHBruce H. Hamory Executive Vice President and Managing PartnerAHAnn Hendrich Vice President of Clinical Excellence Operations and Executive Director of Patient SafetyEJLEliot J. Lazar Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Patient SafetyBLMBarbara L. McAneny Co-Founder and Managing PartnerKSKevin Schulman Professor of Medicine and Professor of Business, Associate Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute -
11:45 AM -- Clinical Leadership in Payment Reform
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityPCPaul Casale Chair, American College of Cardiology Payment Reform WorkgroupTJIThomas James III Corporate Medical Director for National Network OperationsELEugene Lindsey President and Chief Executive OfficerGSGreg Schoen Vice President of Medical Affairs, Fairview Northland Medical -
1:15 PM -- Leadership through Innovation: The Role of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
RJBRichard J. Baron Group Director, Seamless Care Models, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation -
1:45 PM -- Clinical Leadership in Community-Based Reforms
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityJBJeffrey Brenner Founder and Executive DirectorBBTBarbara B. Tobias Medical Director, Health Collaborative and Professor -
2:45 PM -- Building Clinical Leadership
DCJDonald Casey, Jr. Vice President of Quality and Chief Medical OfficerJCJack Cochran Executive DirectorPCPatrick Conway Deputy Administrator for Innovation & Quality, CMS Chief Medical Officer - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMWMaureen White Director -
3:45 PM -- Summary and Closing Remarks
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University
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