Sponsored by the GSB's Program in Healthcare Innovation

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: E333

Healthcare Pricing and Reimbursement - Mark Zitter, The Zitter Group

Interested in learning more about what payers are expecting from the Accountable Care Act and how they're planning to respond in terms of health care pricing and reimbursement? Mark Zitter, GSB '85, will share quantitative research, as well as anecdotes from payers, providers, and manufacturers to support the data.  The Zitter Group, which helps life sciences companies and medical products manufacturers work more effectively with managed care companies, maintains a research infrastructure of 100+ payers and has conducted numerous studies on this topic.  RSVP to Mandy Ferrero
([email protected]) by Friday, September 23.

Friday, October 28, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: E247

Accountable Care Organizations - Dave O'Neil, California HealthCare Foundation, and Allen Miller, COPE Health Solutions

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are beginning to emerge in California and across the country.  Learn more about how they are intended to work under the Accountable Care Act and what real-world organizations are doing to participate in and/or respond to the change.  David O'Neill is a senior program officer for CHCF's Market and Policy Monitor program, which tracks and analyzes  health care market changes including ACOs. Allen Miller is leading the formation of a Regional Accountable Care Network, which will be the first all-payer integrated delivery network of its kind in the country. RSVP to Mandy Ferrero ([email protected]) by Monday, October 24.

Friday, December 2, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: E333

Health Insurance Exchanges - Anand Adoni and Jason Leung, Cambria Solutions

The Accountable Care Act requires the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges by January 2014.  These exchanges are intended to expand health insurance coverage while improving its portability and reducing costs for individuals and small businesses.  In theory, this new approach shows significant promise for achieving reforms within the private insurance market.  However, in practice, the success of health insurance exchanges depends entirely on how specific solutions are developed and implemented. Anand Adoni and Jason Leung, executives with Cambria Solutions, will discuss the kinds of new solutions being developed in the space, critical design parameters, and lessons learned to date from health insurance exchange pilots underway in Washington and California. RSVP to Mandy Ferrero ([email protected]) by Monday, November 28.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TBA

Economic Performance of teh U.S. Healthcare System

A research update from Laurence Baker, Chief of Health Services Research at Stanford University and Professor of Health Research and Policy. More details will be announced in 2012.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Health Reform in the US and ItsImplications on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Location: E333
Topic and Speaker- To be determined