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The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted an event about COVID-19 vaccinations and building confidence in getting vaccinated. Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), along with representa…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar talked about the coronavirus pandemic and response, preparing for the flu season, and research priorities within his department.

Susan Dentzer talked about her new book on health care, Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care.

Andy Slavitt spoke about pharmaceutical innovation and drug costs. Then, panelists discussed innovative purchasing strategies for the pharmaceutical industry. “Purchasing Strategies and…

Panelists discussed value-based drug purchasing programs and the impact of Food and Drug Administration regulations on drug prices. Then Health and Human Services Health Reform Director Meen…

Panelists shared ideas on improving access to high quality and affordable drugs. “Addressing Patient Access and the Affordability of Prescription Drugs” was part of the “HHS Pharmaceutica…

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell delivered opening remarks at the department’s forum about the development of new pharmaceuticals and concerns about rising drug costs. Then…

Panelists, including directors of several state health insurance exchanges from around the country, talked about the health care law and their efforts to increase enrollment. They said that …

Policy experts talked about the findings of the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission report that states need to take a leadership role in controlling health care costs. The report, …

State officials and health policy experts talked about lessons learned from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Healthcare.gov web site and enrollment process. They responded to …

Experts from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released their report on health spending trends in 2011. They used charts to demonstrate that increases in Medicare spending were offset by…

Constitutional and health law scholars, practitioners and commentators talked about the Supreme Court decision that the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, is constitutional. The court…

Susan Dentzer and Robert Barnes talked about the legal and policy implications of the Supreme Court’s decision on the the health care law, the Affordable Care Act. Telephone lines were open …

Panelists talked about the causes of rising health care costs. Topics included the cost of high-tech medical procedures, chronic disease, life style choices and high-cost patients. They resp…

Panelists talked about the causes of rising health care costs. Topics included the cost of high-tech medical procedures, chronic disease, life style choices and high-cost patients. They resp…

Susan Dentzer talked about the Supreme Court’s decision to review the 2010 health care law, including the individual mandate, and the expansion of Medicaid. She responded to telephone calls …

Karen Pollitz talked about Health and Human Services Department efforts to help consumers understand their insurance options as the new health care law is implemented. Among the new tools fr…

Leading Democratic and Republican pollsters talked about the role health care has played in 2010 midterm elections. Wilt Ayres talked about the Republican Party view of the health care law, …

Participants debated U.S. foreign policy and global health issues. Ambassador Princeton Lyman proposed that the United States' commitment to helping treat HIV patients limited U.S. leverage …

Secretary Sebelius made opening remarks at a forum on improving and administering primary health care. She was followed by remarks on the current crisis in primary health care and various pr…