“West Health, a family of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare and enabling seniors to age successfully, is convening thought leaders and experts from business, media and policy for a national innovation summit in Washington, D.C. on April 2, 2019 to focus on common-sense solutions that address America’s healthcare cost crisis.”
“West Health’s High Costs, Broken Promises: Healthcare in America Summit will explore the impact that high healthcare costs have on individuals, businesses, the economy and the state of public health. During the day-long summit (free registration to attend or stream here), participants will map out immediate and long-term policy recommendations to deliver on the promise of improving the quality of healthcare in America, while lowering costs, including prescription drug prices…”
“The Summit will feature an unveiling of results from a new national survey from Gallup and the West Health Institute on how skyrocketing healthcare costs are impacting the daily lives of Americans, while top business and healthcare leaders will share their perspectives on how to remake the system. Speakers at the Summit include:
- John Bardis, Former Assistant Secretary of Administration for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Roy Beveridge, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Humana
- Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Former Secretary, United States Department of Health & Human Services
- Mike Leavitt, Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, three-term Governor of Utah
- Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Director and Professor, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy; Former Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Kathleen Sebelius, Former Secretary, United States Department of Health & Human Services; Former Governor; State of Kansas
- Andy Slavitt, MBA, Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center; Former Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…” Read the full press release here.
Source: West Health’s National Summit Calls for Bold Action to Address America’s Healthcare Cost Crisis – February 25, 2019. PRNewswire.
