Events & Briefings
Special Briefing: Braidwood Management Inc. vs. Becerra
“The Affordable Care Act had a huge component of preventative care, aimed at transforming our healthcare system from a ‘sick-care’ to a ‘well-care’ system.”
This special briefing convened a diverse panel of experts to share perspectives on this issue, the case, and its implications. Our goal is to leverage these insights to navigate the ongoing case developments and their impact on our mission to make healthcare smarter.
The discussion included a panel of experts and patient advocates, sharing their critical insights on advocacy and vitally important consequences that reside with the court. The panelists demonstrated the breadth of this threat, extending to a multitude of medical disciplines and their ability to effectively distribute preventative services with zero cost sharing recommendations.
Speakers:
Dr. A Mark Fendrick, Director, University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
Carl Schmid, Executive Director HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute
Pam Traxel, Senior Vice President, ACS CAN
Erika Sward, Assistant Vice President, National Advocacy American Lung Association
Nick Bath, Partner, Manatt Health
Moderated by Katy Spangler, SHCC Co-Director.
Briefing made in part by a generous sponsorship of SHCC member, Merck.
“For HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, you cannot access the critical life saving treatments that people now have without first accessing a screening test. ”
“1 in 5 employers would think about reinstating cost-sharing on the services that are currently no cost to their employees and beneficiaries.”
Special Briefing: Low-Value Care
“We are robbing low-value Peter to pay high-value Paul”
“As equity becomes paramount in national discussions, it’s important to note that VBID programs that reduce or eliminate copayments have positive impacts in reducing disparities in care and improving equity.”
On September 28th, 2022, the Smarter Health Care Coalition held a virtual briefing focused on proposals policymakers could implement to decrease the prevalence of low-value care and redirect critical resources to high-value care.
The discussion included a review of the recent publication, “Utilization and Spending on Low-Value Medical Care Across Four States, Volume 2”. This briefing featured Dr. Mark Fendrick, Director, University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design and Dana Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Health Information Organization with Katy Spangler, SHCC Co-Director moderating.
Briefing made in part by a generous sponsorship of SHCC member, Pfizer.
Virtual Roundtable: Employer Initiatives to Address Social Determinants of Health through Benefit Design
The COVID-19 epidemic underscores the importance of addressing social determinants of health. The Coalition released a white paper earlier this summer on addressing social needs through benefit design; we plan to build on this conversation through employer-based benefits and programs.
The employer community, through which 180 million Americans receive health coverage, are a vital part of connecting benefit design and social determinants. During this roundtable discussion, Coalition members and experts shared their experiences working with employers to improve employee population health through benefit design and other initiatives.
Speakers:
Katie Mahoney
Vice President of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Trenor Williams, M.D.
CEO & Founder, Socially Determined
Ilyse Schuman
Senior Vice President of Health Policy, American Benefits Council
Webinar: Increasing Access to Necessary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond
COVID-19 has dramatically changed health care delivery and financing, impacting clinically indicated care, as well as services that deliver little or no clinical benefit.
On August 13, 2020, we held an interactive webinar that addressed how the pandemic has created a rare opportunity to enhance the efficiency of medical expenditures through payment reform, benefit design, and policy initiatives.
Speakers:
Michael Chernew
Co-founder of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design and Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Mark Fendrick
Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design and Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan
Katy Spangler
Co-Director of the Smarter Health Care Coalition and Principal at Spangler Strategies