Health Reform and the Economy: Are They Good for Each Other? -- C. L. Max Nikias Keynote
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Channel: USC · 2011 · Education
Visit USC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/USC/ Learn more about the University of Southern California: https://www.usc.edu The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics hosted a conference Oct. 22, 2010, titled, "Health Reform and the Economy: Are They Good for Each Other?" Conference panels examined critical reform issues related to reducing costs, improving quality, ensuring innovation and changing health care delivery. The assembly of renowned speakers from government, academia and industry presented different views -- some were concerned that health reform will not control costs, while others believed that incentives in the new health law for more robust information technology and provider payment reform will begin to bend the cost curve. Presenting the conference's keynote address, USC President C. L. Max Nikias spoke about the role research universities, such as USC, play in creating new knowledge. Referring to the need for such institutions to study and help develop policy that will address our most pressing social issues, including health care, he argued for finding balance in health care among expanding access, rising costs and reducing our federal deficit. He also acknowledged the important research the Schaeffer Center is conducting, using an interdisciplinary approach, to help solve health care issues. Learn more about the University of Southern California: http://www.usc.edu Learn more about the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics: http://healthpolicy.usc.edu/
