eAlert Fri, 11/09/2018 - 12:00

What role did health care play in the 2018 midterm elections, and what does that mean for the 2020 presidential election? Two Health Affairs papers that will be released November 16 will discuss key elements of potential health reform policies that may be a part of Democratic and Republican candidates’ proposals in the 2020 election.

On Friday, November 16, please join a Health Affairs forum supported by the Commonwealth Fund and the Century Foundation at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The program will feature the following presenters:

• Sherry Glied, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, on “Choices Among Medicare-Like Plans for the 2020 Health Reform Debate”
• Lanhee Chen, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Public Policy Program, Stanford University, on “Getting Ready for Health Reform 2020: Improving Upon the State Innovation Approach”
• Jeanne Lambrew, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
• David Blumenthal, M.D., President, The Commonwealth Fund
• Meena Seshamani, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
• Rodney L. Whitlock, Vice President, Health Policy, ML Strategies
• Adaeze Enekwechi, Vice President, McDermott + Consulting

The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., E.T.

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