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David M. Walker, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
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9:30 am
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Keynote Address
Peter R. Orszag, Office of Management and Budget
What is the state of play of current spending on health care in the United States? What are the implications of unchecked spending on future generations?
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10:15 am
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Session 1: Unnecessary Services
Chair: Denis A. Cortese, Mayo Clinic and Chair, IOM Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care
Qualitative description and quantitative estimates on the contribution of unnecessary services to excess healthcare spending, waste and inefficiency.
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Elliott S. Fisher, Dartmouth University
Use of services beyond benchmarks where evidence is not established
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Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University
Overuse of services, beyond evidence-established benchmarks
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David Wennberg, Health Dialog
Choice of higher cost services, over evidence-established equivalents
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Mark B. McClellan, Brookings Institution
Defensive medicine
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OPEN DISCUSSION
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12:00 pm
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Lunch Presentation
Eric Jensen, McKinsey & Co.
How does U.S. spending on health care compare to international benchmarks? What are areas of specific excess spending and opportunities for cost savings?
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1:00 pm
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Session 2: Inefficiently Delivered Services
Chair: Arnold Milstein, Pacific Business Group on Health
Qualitative description and quantitative estimates on the contribution of inefficiency in care organization
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