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Leading healthcare expert and renowned Johns Hopkins surgeon, Dr. Makary, will deliver the keynote presentation, addressing the future of healthcare and the importance of transparency in making the most informed decisions for our well-being during and after COVID-19.
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In the national debate about health reform, there’s no need to start over. Instead, Humana CMO and chief corporate affairs officer Dr. William Shrank proposes building on the strengths in today’s system to deliver higher quality care and reduce costs while producing the necessary savings to expand coverage to all Americans. Dr. Shrank will discuss the three forces that govern the de-adoption of low-value care and apply this framework to identify and prioritize policies that could be used to reduce waste and speed the move to value-based care.
Less than a week after Election Day 2020, The Texas Tribune Executive Editor and Co-Founder Ross Ramsey will join Founding and Managing Partner of PLUS Communications Danny Diaz for a wide-ranging discussion on how the results of 2020’s state and federal elections will drive the policy debate in 2021 and beyond. You won’t want to miss this.
CMS Deputy Administrator and Acting Chief of Staff Calder Lynch joins Texas Covered to discuss the agency’s efforts around COVID-19, the impact of COVID-19 on Medicaid and Medicare, and the agency’s priorities moving forward.
COVID-19 is still growing, contagious, and lethal, but our nation is learning to live in this new normal. Our panel of national public health experts will discuss the impacts this crisis has had on health care and how it is shaping the future.
Texas and the U.S. have a longstanding problem with health care spending and access to affordable coverage. Since COVID-19 began, these problems have been brought into focus — but so have some of the solutions. Join us for a discussion about these solutions and what health care affordability means post COVID-19.
Texas Covered is the largest event of its kind in Texas and brings together decision-makers from across the health care spectrum—from major health plans, providers and regulators, to legislators, journalists, academics and more.
