1997 Conference Publications Fuel Discussion on Medicare Reform
Publication of papers on Medicare reform
In 1997, the Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change convened leading health policy academics, practitioners, and policy-makers for a conference on the future of Medicare and then published a book of papers from the conference. The conference was the fifth in a series of conferences hosted by the council.
The council, based at the Schneider Institute for Health Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, was established by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 1993 to focus on the economic issues related to reforming the health care system (grant ID#s 022975 and 023281).
Key Results:
- "The Princeton Conference on Medicare Reform," was held February 27 to March 1, 1997, at Princeton University. It was attended by approximately 150 people. The goals of the conference were to:
- Convene acknowledged leaders from the research community, the health care industry, and state and federal government.
- Identify the major issues confronting the status of the Medicare program.
- Create a dialogue about the major issues and policy options regarding short- and long-term Medicare reform.
- Conduct and commission research on problems and policy options confronting Medicare.
- Disseminate research to conference participants, government policymakers, the health services research community and the general public.