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21st annual “Wall Street Comes to Washington” roundtable

In the U.S., health care is big business—accounting for nearly one-fifth of the overall economy. And federal health policies often move financial markets. Understanding emerging health care market trends and their implications can provide critical context for federal policymakers.

On Tuesday, November 15, the Leonard D. Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, a partnership of the Brookings Institution Center for Health Policy and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, will host the 21st annual “Wall Street Comes to Washington” Roundtable to explore the broad market trends shaping the health care system and how the political climate affects the outlook for health care companies. An expert panel of Wall Street analysts, moderated by Paul B. Ginsburg, director of the Center for Health Policy at Brookings, will discuss ongoing health reform implementation; open enrollment in the health insurance marketplaces; the growing Medicaid managed care market; regulation of insurance markets; insurance market consolidation; provider payment reform and integrating care delivery; underlying health care spending and insurance premium trends; hospital pricing and consolidation; hospital-physician relations; the outlook for Medicare; and other issues.

All speakers will take questions from the audience. The event will be live webcast.

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The mission of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics is to measurably improve value in health through: evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence, transformative education, and private and public sector engagement. The Schaeffer Center is the result of a unique collaboration between the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy and the School of Pharmacy.

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Established in 2007, the Center for Health Policy at Brookings is dedicated to providing practical solutions that achieve high-quality, innovative, and affordable health care throughout the United States. To achieve its mission, the Center conducts research, develops policy recommendations, and provides technical expertise to test and evaluate innovative health care strategies. The Center also leverages the USC Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, a collaboration with health data and analytical experts at the University of Southern California.

      

 

 

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21st annual “Wall Street Comes to Washington” roundtable

Wall Street analysts will explore what the latest market developments mean for national health policy and how the political climate will affect the outlook for health care companies, including health plans and hospitals, at the 21st annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Roundtable. The roundtable is presented by the Leonard D. Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, which is a partnership of the Brookings Institution Center for Health Policy and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. It is funded by the Jaynes Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy.

Washington policy expert and health economist Paul B. Ginsburg, Director of Public Policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics at the University of Southern California (USC) and Director of the Brookings Institution Center for Health Policy, will moderate the roundtable.

Panelists will discuss the broad trends shaping the health care system, including an assessment of ongoing health reform implementation; open enrollment in the health insurance marketplaces; the growing Medicaid managed care market; regulation of insurance markets; insurance market consolidation; provider payment reform and integrating care delivery; underlying health care spending and insurance premium trends; hospital pricing and consolidation; hospital-physician relations; the outlook for Medicare; and other issues.

This event will be webcast live. Follow us on Twitter @BrookingsEcon and use #WallStRoundtable.

The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (JKTG Foundation) aims to change health care for the better. Funding innovative medical research, data analysis, events and other projects, the Foundation serves as an honest, independent broker of ideas and actions designed to advance both health care and health policy. Visit www.jktgfoundation.org to learn more.

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The mission of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics is to measurably improve value in health through: evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence, transformative education, and private and public sector engagement. The Schaeffer Center is the result of a unique collaboration between the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy and the School of Pharmacy.

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Established in 2007, the Center for Health Policy at Brookings is dedicated to providing practical solutions that achieve high-quality, innovative, and affordable health care throughout the United States. To achieve its mission, the Center conducts research, develops policy recommendations, and provides technical expertise to test and evaluate innovative health care strategies. The Center also leverages the USC Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, a collaboration with health data and analytical experts at the University of Southern California.

      

 

 

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Cada Examen de las Políticas Comerciales se compone de tres partes: un informe del gobierno objeto de examen, un informe redactado de manera independiente por la Secretaría de la OMC y las observaciones formuladas por el Presidente del Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales a modo de conclusión. En una sección recapitulativa se ofrece un panorama de los principales hechos sobre el comercio. Cada año se publican entre 15 y 20 exámenes nuevos. Las publicaciones comprenden capítulos detallados sobre las políticas y prácticas comerciales de cada Miembro, sobre las instituciones que formulan la política comercial y sobre la situación macroeconómica del país; estos capítulos van precedidos por las observaciones recapitulativas de la Secretaría, en las que se resume el informe y se presenta la perspectiva de la Secretaría sobre las políticas comerciales del Miembro. El informe de la Secretaría y la declaración de política del Miembro se publican después de la reunión de examen, junto con las actas de la reunión y el texto de las observaciones formuladas por el Presidente a modo de conclusión.

      

 

 

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Each Trade Policy Review consists of three parts: a report by the government under review, a report written independently by the WTO Secretariat, and the concluding remarks by the chair of the Trade Policy Review Body. A highlights section provides an overview of key trade facts. 15 to 20 new review titles are published each year. The reviews consist of detailed chapters examining the trade policies and practices of the member and describing trade policy-making institutions and the macroeconomic situation; these chapters are preceded by the Secretariat’s Summary Observations, which summarize the report and presents the Secretariat’s perspective on the member’s trade policies. The Secretariat report and the member’s policy statement are published after the review meeting, along with the minutes of the meeting and the text of the Chairperson’s Concluding Remarks.

      

 

 

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