Health Affairs Briefing:
Triple Aim Goes Global

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AGENDA

8:00 a.m.  Welcome And Opening Remarks

Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs

8:05 a.m.   Greetings

David Blumenthal, President, The Commonwealth Fund
Robin Osborn, Vice President and Director, International Program in Health Policy and Innovation, The Commonwealth Fund
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, The Nuffield Trust (in absentia)

8:50 a.m.   Panel One: “Triple Failures” And Governance

Geraint Lewis, Chief Data Officer, NHS England, on How Health Systems Could Avert ‘Triple Fail’ Events That Are Harmful, Costly, And Result In Poor Patient Satisfaction (via remote)
Ashish Jha, Professor of Health Policy, Harvard School Of Public Health and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, on A Survey Of Board Chairs Of English Hospitals Shows Greater Attention to Quality Of Care Than Among Their US Counterparts

9:30 a.m.   Panel Two: Innovations And Reforms In Payment, Insurance And Exchanges 

Katherine Swartz, Professor, Health Economics and Policy, Harvard School of Public Health, on Health Insurance Exchanges In Switzerland And The Netherlands Offer Five Key Lessons For The Operations Of US Exchanges
Wilm Quentin, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology, on Hospital Payment Based On Diagnosis-Related Groups Differs In Europe, And Holds Lessons For The United States
Dov Chernichovsky, Professor of Health Economics and Policy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, on Reforms Are Needed To Increase Public Funding And Curb Demand For Private Care In Israel’s Health System

Q & A

10:30 a.m.  Break

10:45 a.m.   Panel Three:  Meeting the Aim of Lower Costs

Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, on Innovating To Reduce The Costs Of Health Care: A Key To Slower Health Spending Growth Worldwide Will Be Unlocking Innovation To Reduce The Labor-Intensity Of Care and Approaches Based On Behavioral Economics Could Help Nudge Patients And Providers Toward Lower Health Spending Growth
Mark Stabile, Director, School of Public Policy and Governance and Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, on Health Care Cost Containment Strategies Used In Four Other High-Income Countries Hold Lessons For The United States (via remote)

Q&A

11:30 a.m.  Panel Four:  Issues in Payment And Pricing For Drugs and Devices

Gerard Anderson, Professor of Health Policy and Management and International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, on Higher US Branded Drug Prices And Spending Compared To Other Countries May Stem Partly From Quick Uptake Of New Drugs
Joshua Cohen, Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University, on Compared to US Practice, Evidence-Based Reviews In Europe Appear To Lead To Lower Prices For Some Drugs
Adam Elshaug, National Health and Medical Research Council Sidney Sax Public Health Fellow, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, on Australia’s ‘Fourth Hurdle’ Drug Review Comparing Cost And Clinical Value Holds Useful Lessons For The United States
*Corinna Sorenson, Research Fellow, London School of Economics, on Evolving Reimbursement And Pricing Policies For Devices In Europe And The United States Should Encourage Greater Value

Q & A

12:30 p.m.  Adjourn