Understanding and Implemting Healthcare Reform

The United States Congress has passed a health reform bill that will reduce the number of uninsured people in our country. Now we need to improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of healthcare so that the population can afford it and that it produces good patient outcomes. Across the United States there is huge variability in both the quality and cost of healthcare. How can we move the whole country toward the results achieved by America's most efficient and effective medical centers? The panel provided their top solutions for reducing costs while improving outcomes - suggesting who needs to do what in order to move to higher value care. Featuring Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University, Joseph Antos, Ph.D., Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy, American Enterprise Institute; Denis A. Cortese, M.D., Foundation Professor and Director, Health Care Delivery and Policy Program, Arizona State University; Emeritus President and CEO, Mayo Clinic; Board President, Healthcare Transformation Institute; Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health; James N. Weinstein, D.O., M.Sc., Director, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; President, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.