IHPI Informs - February 2023

February 2023

2023 IHPI Director's Lecture:

The Future of Medicare & Healthcare Reform

Wednesday, March 22 | 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET

Presentation: 2:30–3:30 p.m. | Reception: 3:30–4:00 p.m.

Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Robertson Auditorium

or via livestream

Michael Chernew, Ph.D., the Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, will discuss strategies for improving the healthcare system through novel and evolving insurance designs, including Medicare Advantage and alternative payment models. He will also assess the causes and consequences of rising healthcare spending, and what these factors mean for the future of Medicare and healthcare reform.

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