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Save to My Portfolio Strategic Review: Real Health Care Reform in 2009

November 2008

Now is the time for action on a different vision for health care reform. The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings offers a strategy for the the new president and Congress to craft a bipartisan path forward that makes real progress on the nation’s core health care challenges. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care


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Save to My Portfolio The Role of States in a National Health Reform Effort

Henry J. Aaron, December 04, 2008

Henry Aaron, Stuart Butler, Alan Weil, and Judy Feder join moderator Larry Levitt of kaisernetwork.org in a Ask the Experts webcast for a discussion of the role of states in a national health reform effort. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Regions and States

Featured Event


Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Engelberg Center Director Mark McClellan discuss the political prospects for health care reform

Save to My Portfolio Real Health Care Reform in 2009

Monday, November 17, 2008
8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

With health care spending continuing to rise and an economy in crisis, what are the most promising ways forward to lower health care costs, improve care and provide sustainable coverage? How will health care reform efforts unfold with the new administration and Congress? To address these and other questions, Mark McClellan, director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings, brought experts and policy-makers together to discuss the prospects for reforming our nation’s health care system. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) gave opening remarks. Read More

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SPOTLIGHT: Health Care


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Save to My Portfolio A Shot in the Arm for Medicare Part D

Jeffrey R. Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir, Lee Vermeulen and Marian V. Wrobel, November 20, 2008

A new study by Economic Studies Deputy Director Jeffrey R. Kling and Ideas42 researchers has found that seniors are more likely to switch Medicare healthcare plans and save substantial amounts by changing from their existing plan. Given the overall state of the economy and recent news that drug plans are increasing their premiums up to 64 percent, the study can help inform the 24 million seniors in the program to shop around for the best price as open enrollment for Medicare Part D drug plans begins this month. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Saving

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioReform Health Care

Friday, January 16, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Almost 50 million Americans are uninsured, the cost of public and private health insurance is rising and the quality of care is uneven at best. On January 16, Henry Aaron will offer a public memo to President-elect Obama with recommendations on how to deal with the challenges that will confront him in reforming health care. The memo is the twelfth of 12 Brookings memos on the most crucial public policy priorities facing the new president. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Economy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioCreating a Long-Term Care Quality Alliance: A Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

Numerous organizations have expressed interest in establishing a Long-Term Care Quality Alliance in an effort to achieve sustainable, high-value, and person-focused long-term care in the United States. Based on an initial meeting and subsequent discussions with a wide range of stakeholders, there is consensus that the Alliance should focus on implementing or speeding efforts to improve quality in long-term care and related areas at the person level, regardless of setting. Read More

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PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioFDA Sentinel Initiative: Structure, Function, and Scope

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

A day-long public workshop on FDA's Sentinel Initiative was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration and the eHealth Initiative Foundation and convened by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioHow Computer Modeling Can Avert Pandemic Outbreaks

Joshua M. Epstein, December 02, 2008

How Computer Modeling Can Avert Pandemic OutbreaksBrookings’s Center on Social and Economic Dynamics has pioneered a model that forecasts how infectious diseases like the flu spread. Center director Joshua Epstein says the Obama administration should use modeling to avert pandemic outbreaks and restore faith in the public health system.

Health Care, Agent-based Models, Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Time for Fiscal Stimulus is Now

Jeffrey R. Kling and William J. Congdon, December 02, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Time for Fiscal Stimulus is NowIt’s official: the U.S. economy is in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the recognized arbiter of the nation’s business cycles. Jeffrey Kling and William Congdon argue that President-elect Obama needs to come up with an economic recovery plan to remedy the impending economic slump, with emphasis on spending on infrastructure maintenance and repair, which can both stimulate the economy and serve valuable public needs. Read More

Financial Markets, Infrastructure, Health Care, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Growth

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAdvancing the Adoption of Health Information Technology to Improve Quality and Value in Health Care

Monday, November 24, 2008
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

Mark McClellan, Carolyn Clancy and other distinguished experts addressed current opportunities to accelerate the adoption and integration of health IT, with an emphasis on how it can lead to higher quality care at lower costs. Read More

Health Care, Information Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAdvancing the Adoption of Health IT to Improve Quality and Value

November 2008, The Brookings Institution

Increasing the adoption of health information technology (IT) has the potential to not only improve quality of care, but also change the way health care is delivered. Read More

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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReform of How Health Care Is Paid for in China: Challenges and Opportunities

David de Ferranti, Maria-Luisa Escobar, Shanlian Hu, Shenglan Tang, Yuanli Liu and Yuxin Zhao, November 22, 2008, The Lancet Vol 372, Issue 9652

China's current strategy to improve how health services are paid for is headed in the right direction, but much more remains to be done. In a recent article in The Lancet, Brookings scholars David de Ferranti and Maria-Luisa Escobar, along with Shanlian Hu, Shenglan Tang, Yuanli Liu, and Yuxin Zhao, examine key challenges that need to be met and explore lessons from other countries. Read More

China, Global Health, Health Care, Global Poverty, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChoosy Seniors Can Save on Prescriptions

Jeffrey R. Kling, November 18, 2008, The News & Observer

The six-week annual open season for choosing health care options is under way. If you, or someone that you know, has prescription drug insurance from Medicare Part D, here's an idea that could save a bundle over the next year: consider switching plans, says Jeffrey Kling. Read More

Medicare, Health Care, Saving

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRebuild Economic Confidence by Reforming Entitlements

Isabel V. Sawhill, Robert L. Bixby and Stuart Butler, November 17, 2008, The Washington Times

Rebuild Economic Confidence by Reforming Entitlements“Washington may bail out Wall Street. But who will bail out Washington?” The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour group, Robert Bixby, Stuart Butler and Isabel Sawhill, discusses the importance of fundamentally recasting Medicare versus solely focusing on immediate health care reform. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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 Director's Chair in Health Policy

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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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.

ExpertJulia B. Isaacs

Julia Isaacs focuses on public investments in children and how children are affected by national budgetary policies. A former federal budget analyst, she also researches the economic mobility of children and families across the income spectrum.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

ExpertMauricio Cárdenas

Mauricio Cárdenas is a senior fellow and director of the Latin American Initiative. Formerly minister of Economic Development and Transportation, and director of National Planning of Colombia, his research focuses on international and development economics. He is also the president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).

ExpertMartin S. Indyk

Ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for near east affairs during the Clinton Administration, Martin Indyk directs the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He currently focuses on the Clinton administration’s diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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.

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.

ExpertMark B. McClellan

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.

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 ProjectThe Hamilton Project

The Hamilton Project produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. Their agenda also focuses on enhancing individual economic security and effective public investments. 

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.

TOPICThe Presidential Transition

During the 77 days from the election to the Inauguration, Brookings experts will offer 12 "Memos to the President" on top policy priorities across the spectrum of domestic and global challenges, plus additional advice on transitioning from campaigning to governing.

ExpertEswar Prasad

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

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertDarrell M. West

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert S. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

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.