ACA at Five Years: Do Americans Have Better Access to Quality Care?

The series brings together thought leaders to share forward-looking perspectives in the areas of health, social and environmental policy, and international development.  

Created to expand healthcare coverage, lower costs, improve health and give Americans more choice, has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fulfilled its promise? Abt Associates hosted a dialogue on lessons learned and what it means for the future of healthcare.

Keynote Speaker
Richard Frank, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

PANEL 1
Revisiting Access to Care through the Exchanges
MODERATOR: Alan Weil, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs
Karen Rohan Lynch, President, Aetna
Peter V. Lee, Executive Director, Covered California (CA Health Benefit Exchange)
Stuart Butler, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

PANEL 2
Health Systems Transformation
MODERATOR: Henry Aaron, Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution
Michael Chernew, Professor, Director, Healthcare Markets and Regulations, Harvard Medical School
Mark Miller, Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Robert D. Reischauer, President Emeritus of the Urban Institute
Alan White, Senior Health Economist for Health Policy, Abt Associates

Closing Remarks
Joseph Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University

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