Health Policy: New America Events

Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?

Kirsten Gilbert — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/06/2009 - 9:30am

On November 6, US Budget Watch, a joint project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and The Pew Charitable Trusts, hosted an event on the current health care reform debate, called "Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?" The event focused on the fiscal implications of reform, specifically looking at costs, offsets, and the extent to which health care reform can "bend the cost curve." New Health Dialogue twittered the entire

CA EVENT: What Does Armageddon Look Like?

Elizabeth Wu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
07/09/2009 - 7:30pm

Late last year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called California’s looming budget crisis a fiscal armageddon waiting to strike. Now, as the state faces a $24 billion budget shortfall and major cuts are inevitable, doomsday seems to have come to California, and particularly to its poorest. The one-million-plus Californians on CalWorks, the state’s main welfare program, could lose monthly income beginning in July. Support for those who care for disabled Californians is set to be slashed.

Health CEOs for Health Reform

Stephanie Gunter — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
06/12/2009 - 12:30pm

Our nation has an obligation to make sure everyone has quality, affordable health coverage. However, coverage will not be sustainable unless we refocus our delivery system on patients, improve quality, and increase efficiency. Transforming our delivery system is good public policy and a necessary component of fiscal responsibility. Yet, we will not slow the rate of health care cost growth until we create stronger incentives for providers - the people who deliver care -… more

CA EVENT: On The Cutting Edge

Elizabeth Wu — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
05/08/2009 - 11:00am

Video: Part 1 of 2 | Part 2 of 2

The Next Progressive Era

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
04/14/2009 - 12:15pm

A discussion with Authors Phillip Longman and Ray Boshara, with Commentary by Mark Schmitt and Reihan Salam.

Discussion and Wine Reception: Making Medicare Sustainable

Stephanie Gunter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
03/26/2009 - 4:00pm

The rising cost of health care is the largest long-term fiscal problem facing our nation. Efforts to control health care costs and reform the delivery system should be system-wide, but Medicare can lead the way. Medicare - the largest purchaser of health care - should act as a catalyst to inject value into the health system and incent the private sector toward change.

The Wireless Future of Health IT

Stephanie Gunter — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
03/23/2009 - 9:00am

This luncheon event is co-sponsored by the Wireless Future and Health Policy Programs of the New America Foundation and CTIA-The Wireless Association.

New Health Insurance Marketplace

Stephanie Gunter — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
03/02/2009 - 3:00pm

CA EVENT: California, the Crisis and the Next Social Contract

Elizabeth Wu — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
02/09/2009 - 8:00am

CA EVENT: California Working Families Policy Summit 2009

Elizabeth Wu — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
01/13/2009 - 8:00am

Please join us on January 13, 2009, for the sixth California Working Families Policy Summit, hosted by the California Center for Research on Women and Families for a stimulating day of discussion and debate about the needs and aspirations of California's working families.

CEOs for Health Reform

Stephanie Gunter — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
12/11/2008 - 4:00pm

Meaningful health reform will entail quality, affordable coverage for all Americans and a restructured health care delivery system. A growing number of health industry leaders understand they must reorganize their business models to realize these goals.

Social Policy After the Economic Crisis

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:45:00 -0500

A New America Event
12/05/2008 - 12:00pm

On December 5, 2008, the New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative hosted a three panel discussion about the future of social policy after the economic downturn. David Gray, Director of the Workforce and Family Program at New America, opened the event with preliminary remarks. Karen Kornbluh, formerly of the New America Foundation, policy director in the office of Senator Barack Obama and the primary author of the 2008 Democratic Party Platform, delivered the keynote address. She was followed by a series of

Health Care Quality

Communications — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/19/2008 - 10:00am

Whether you are insured or uninsured, the serious quality problems in the American health care system affect you. There are many excellent health care providers in America, yet there are too many preventable mistakes and too few efforts to coordinate patient care. Our Emergency Departments are over-burdened and inefficient and many Americans experience unequal health care outcomes because of race, ethnicity, and income. Fundamental changes are needed in health care delivery in the United States.… more

Busting the Budget: Healthcare Costs or Entitlement Programs?

Communications — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/15/2008 - 12:00pm

On Monday, September 15th, six experts in fiscal policy and healthcare policy debated the nature of the nation’s pending fiscal crisis at the National Press Club. Moderated by TaxVox editor Howard Gleckman, the event featured Henry Aaron and Alice Rivlin of the Brookings Institution, Julie Barnes and Maya MacGuineas of the New America Foundation, Robert Greenstein of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, and Eugene Steuerle of the Peterson Foundation. Henry Aaron warned that long-term deficit projections would… more

America's Health Care Debacle

Communications — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:15:00 -0400

A New America Event
07/30/2008 - 4:15pm

Featured Speakers The Hon. Tom Daschle Former Senator (D-SD) and Senate Majority Leader Special Policy Advisor, Alston+Bird Leo Hindery Economic Advisor, Obama for President Managing Director, InterMedia Partners Former CEO, AT&T Broadband and Yankee Entertainment & Sports Network Moderator Steve Clemons Director, American Strategy Program New America Foundation Publisher, www.TheWashingtonNote.com

For more information, please see the New America Foundation/Health Policy Program Report, Employer Health Costs in a Global Economy.

This program is sponsored by New… more

Making Medicare Sustainable

Communications — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:15:00 -0400

A New America Event
07/23/2008 - 8:15am

Rising health care costs place increasing strain on state and local budgets and threaten the long-term stability of the Medicare program. In order to begin to control health care costs nationwide and make the Medicare program more sustainable, Medicare must become a more value-based purchaser of health care. Medicare experts from across the country joined the New America Foundation on July 23rd in Washington, DC, to propose innovative ways to reform our Medicare program. more

Employer Health Costs in a Global Economy

Communications — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
05/09/2008 - 10:00am

Voters are sending a clear message: they are concerned about the economy and worried about being able to afford health care. To examine this important nexus of health care and the economy, the New America Foundation welcomed Senator Deborah Stabenow (D-MI), the Wall Street Journal’s Laurie McGinley, and representatives from the business, labor, and economic communities to discuss the impact of rising health care costs on U.S. competitiveness and American jobs. The Capitol Hill event was focused on… more

The Presidential Candidates' Domestic Policy Plans

Communications — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
04/29/2008 - 8:30am

On Tuesday the 29th of April, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in association with the New America Foundation, American University and the Tax Foundation, hosted an event concerning the major domestic policy issues facing the nation before the upcoming presidential election. Focusing on the candidates’ policy proposals, the event featured four panels of policy experts. The first three—on climate change, health care, and tax reform—featured independent experts from across… more

California Health Reform: Lessons for the Nation

Communications — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
03/07/2008 - 12:00pm

Efforts to reform California's health system hold many lessons for the nation. The bipartisan spirit displayed by Governor Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Núñez proves that Republicans and Democrats can work together to address the most challenging health care problems facing our nation. In addition, the campaign to cover all Californians united an unprecedented coalition of advocates: hospitals, insurers, large and small employers, labor, and patients. Rarely have such disparate interest groups united in favor of a health reform… more

Examining Veterans’ Health Care

Communications — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
01/16/2008 - 10:00am

Between 1994 and 1999, Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, led a dramatic turnaround of the Veterans health care system. Today, in study after study, the VA emerges as an exemplar of best practices in patient safety, disease management, evidence-based medicine, electronic medical records and customer service. Both Senators Clinton and Obama, as well as a number of jounalists and academics, have recently pointed to the VA health care system as a model for national healthcare reform, and a… more