APG On American Healthcare

“As devastating as the #COVID-19 pandemic has been, I do not believe it’s the worst pathogen we’re going to see,” says @drcharitydean, CEO and Co-Founder of @ThePubHealthCo. She believes an even greater threat is coming and our healthcare system is no better prepared for it at this point. @AmerPhysGrps President and CEO @DonCrane talks with Dr. Dean about the pressing need for developing technology and software that gives real-time intelligence to identify and deal quickly with emerging infectious diseases. Dr. Dean is a keynote speaker at the #APGAC21 meeting, December 9-11, in San Diego. #publichealth #pandemic

We need to stop the separate and unequal system of funding and access to healthcare for our low-income, underserved communities, says Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH, CEO of MLK Community Healthcare @yourMLKCH. Dr. Batchlor talks with @AmerPhysGrps President and CEO @DonCrane about why simply adding more people to #Medicaid without correcting the payment disparity between #Medicare and Medicaid won’t give people adequate access to quality medical care. Listen to this frank and straightforward discussion about how the provider reimbursement system is a good example of structural racism and why we must change it to achieve #healthequity. #SDOH

Humility is the watchword when it comes to making assumptions about #COVID19 because every new piece of data often upends what we thought we knew about the virus, says @Bob_Wachter, Chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, and one of the most respected medical voices in the nation today. Join APG President and CEO @DonCrane as he talks with Dr. Wachter about the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine boosters, what characteristics healthcare systems need to handle the next pandemic, and why artificial intelligence is going to be the biggest disruptor to healthcare. @UCSFMedicine @AmerPhysGrps #AI #populationhealth 

If we don’t address social determinants of health (SDoH), we will never get a handle on healthcare costs, says @SenBillCassidy (R-LA), a gastroenterologist by training, and one of four physicians in the Senate. Senator Cassidy spoke with @AmerPhysGrps President and CEO @DonCrane about the wide support for value-based care in Congress, the lack of urgency among his colleagues about the danger of the #Medicare trust fund going bankrupt, and what we must do to prepare for the next pandemic. #sdoh #telehealth

There is a lot of avoidable waste in the basic delivery of care, but this waste is actually an asset for alternative payment models (APMs). Unlike the fee-for-service model that discourages eliminating waste and low-value care because it loses money, APMs can get paid to eliminate that same waste and improve healthcare quality, says health economist @Michael_Chernew, PhD, professor of #healthcare policy at @harvardmed school, and chair of MEDPAC @medicarepayment. In a timely interview with APG President and CEO @DonCrane, Professor Chernew talks about the premise of his recent JAMA article, “A Path Forward for Alternative Payment: Build a Portfolio Not a Garden.” @AmerPhysGrps #Medicare #valuebasedcare

What does the only physician in Congress who has personally managed the delivery of care in a capitated integrated physician group have to say about the future of the #valuebasedcare movement? Listen to this compelling and lively podcast conversation about the politics impacting our ability to change the #healthcare system to capitation as APG President and CEO Don Crane interviews Ami Bera, MD, U.S. Congressman from #CA07. @AmerPhysGrps @DonCrane @RepBera

How does reading a book to a child under age four affect their adult health, ability to learn, and succeed in life? Epigenetics tells us that cancer, asthma, diabetes, and other #healthcare problems can be significantly reduced with a simple addition of books into the home. Join APG President and CEO Don Crane as he interviews George Halvorson, Chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding and co-author of the Better Care Plan. Mr. Halvorson explains why we must focus on early childhood development, why #Medicaid expansion is a great idea, and the need for a more sophisticated purchasing model for healthcare. @GCHalvorson @IntergroupPeace @DonCrane @AmerPhysGrps #healthequity #healthdisparities

“Culture allows us to see the things that are in our interest and not see the things that are not.” Listen to this fascinating interview with Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente) as he talks about the basis of his new book, “Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients.” The current healthcare system is designed to do well for insurance companies, hospitals, drug companies, and medical device manufacturers – everyone except doctors and patients, says Dr. Pearl. The post-coronavirus era is going to be the potential catalyst for the kind of change in healthcare “that we were waiting for decades.” @RobertPearlMD @DonCrane @AmerPhysGrps #Uncaring

What does the head of America’s Health Insurance Plans think is in store for the future of Medicare Advantage? Join APG President and CEO @DonCrane as he talks with Matt Eyles, CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) about the misconceptions around Medicare Advantage, the pros and cons of private equity investments in healthcare, the benefit of partnerships to achieve better patient outcomes at lower cost, and why focusing on health disparities is so important. @AHIPCoverage @AmerPhysGrps www.apg.org

Consolidation in the healthcare industry is not automatically good or bad for consumers, but the details matter. Join APG President and CEO, Don Crane as he talks with Glenn Melnick, PhD, Professor at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and world-renowned expert in health economics and finance, about how horizontal and vertical consolidation in healthcare can generate value for patients, but too much consolidation can take away market pressure for competition and raise costs. @USCPrice @DonCrane @AmerPhysGrps www.apg.org