AJMC November 11, 2021
Michael E. Chernew, PhD, co-editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®, discussed cost and sustainability issues specific to commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid at the National Alliance 2021 Annual Forum held in a hybrid format in Washington, DC.
With COVID-19, health equity, and health care spending posing significant challenges for the health care industry, Michael E. Chernew, PhD, co-editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care® and chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), spoke during the last day of the National Alliance 2021 Annual Forum on how the fiscal and operational limitations posed by these concerns are affecting sustainability and the transition to value-based care.
Focusing primarily on health care spending, Chernew noted that as “everyone wants...