11th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference

Originally published by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), 11th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference, 2006.

HSC's 11th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference

The Center for Studying Health System Change held its 11th annual conference bringing Wall Street equity analysts together with Washington health policy experts. The event continued the tradition of tapping financial market analysts for their insights into health care industry dynamics and their implications for public policy. Panelists discussed trends in health care costs, insurance premiums, hospital and physician market dynamics, and the emerging impact of Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage on the pharmaceutical industry and beneficiaries.

The roundtable examined how consolidation among hospitals and health plans was reshaping bargaining dynamics in local markets, what the growing adoption of consumer-directed health plans meant for utilization patterns, and how physician practices were adapting to changing payment incentives. The conference provided a platform for connecting the financial performance metrics that Wall Street analysts track with the access, cost, and quality outcomes that concern health policy makers.

Sources and Further Reading

Center for Studying Health System Change, "11th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference" (2006).