Press Release: Bipartisan Policy Center Offers Health Week at BPC: Comprehensive Primary Care in Medicaid, Pharma Patent Practices Impact on Drug Prices & Modernizing the Stark Law
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WASHINGTON, DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- DECEMBER 3, 2019: Check out and sign up for all the exciting policy discussions we have teed up for the week!
Monday, December 9, 10-11:30 a.m. ET
Advancing Comprehensive Primary Care in Medicaid
Growing evidence demonstrates a link between investing in primary care and higher quality care, better outcomes, and lower costs. As low-income individuals report greater disparities in access to primary health care, addressing the barriers facing the Medicaid population is particularly critical. Please join us on Monday, December 9, as the Bipartisan Policy Center holds a policy discussion on the opportunities to advance high-quality, comprehensive primary care for Medicaid members.
Featuring:
Panel discussion with:
Tricia McGinnis
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer at the Center for Health Care Strategies
Patti Barnett
Vice President of Health Policy at Centene
Hemi Tewarson
Director for the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices’ Health Division
Shawn Martin
Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy, American Academy of Family Physicians
Moderated by:
Sheila Burke
Senior Advisor BPC and Strategic Advisor, Baker Donelson
Tuesday, December 10, 9 a.m. -12:00 p.m. ET
Examining Pharmaceutical Patent Practices & Their Impact on Drug Prices
While pharmaceutical patents and market exclusivity can incentivize innovation in the United States, various patent practices can also impact the affordability of brand drugs and biologics, especially for debilitating conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and diabetes. Please join us on Tuesday, December 10, as BPC hosts a panel of experts to discuss the tactics used to delay competition through the patent system and the possible policy solutions to address this important issue.
Featuring:
Fireside Chat:
Drew Hirshfeld J.D.
Commissioner, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Markus Meier J.D.
Assistant Director for Healthcare, Federal Trade Commission
Dr. Avik S. A. Roy
President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
Academic Panel:
Robin Feldman J.D.
Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Innovation at University of California Hastings
Arti Rai J.D.
Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law and Faculty Director, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law School
Melissa Wasserman J.D., PhD
Charles Tilford McCormick Professor of Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Michael Carrier J.D.
Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Law School, Co-Director, Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law Rutgers School of Law
Moderator: Dr. Anand Parekh
Chief Medical Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center
Stakeholder Panel:
Tahir Amin, L.L.B, Dip. LP
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, I-MAK
Melissa Brand J.D.
Associate Counsel, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Karin Hessler J.D.
Assistant General Counsel, Association for Accessible Medicines
Moderator: Charles Duan J.D.
Director of Technology and Innovation, R Street
Wednesday, December 11, 10-11:30 a.m. ET
Modernizing the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute to Promote Value-Based Care
Please join us Wednesday, December 11, as we unpack the recent proposed updates by the Department of Health and Human Services to the Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as the Stark Law, and the Anti-Kickback Statute to support value-based care. These two health care laws were created in the 1980’s to protect consumers and reduce costs in the fee-for-service system by banning physicians and other health care providers from referring patients if it benefited the provider financially. As our nation moves from a volume- to value-based health care system, modernizing these laws will be critical to supporting collaboration among health care providers and providing comprehensive patient care.
Featuring:
Opening remarks by:
Jim Skogsbergh
President and CEO, Advocate Aurora Health
Panel Discussion featuring:
Debbie Curtis
Senior Deputy Director for Policy and Exchange Programs, DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
Taylor Jones
Senior Counsel, Akin Group
Paul Westfall
Washington Counsel for the American Medical Association
Jeff Bahr
Chief Medical Group Officer, Advocate Aurora
Moderated by:
Marilyn Serafini
Director of the BPC Health Project
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