Department
Institute for Health Policy and Practice
Publication Date
Spring 5-11-2024
Language
English
Document Type
Presentation
Recommended Citation
Fournier, Deborah, "Mapping a Way Forward: Affordability and Equitability, 2024 Annual Health Law & Policy Symposium" (2024). Faculty Publications. 1997.
https://scholars.unh.edu/faculty_pubs/1997
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Comments
In February 2024, participants ranging from representatives of insurance carriers to hospitals attended IHPP's annual HL&P Symposium, ‘Equitable and Affordable Healthcare: Mapping a Way Forward
The first half of the gathering examined trends in national and state healthcare cost data, affordability as a component of inequity in healthcare, and factors that could be driving costs.
The second half of the gathering featured interactive break-out groups, in which participants were assigned a category of healthcare cost policy: transparency, cost, and affordability. Each group reviewed, discussed, and selected one policy option from a menu of curated, state policy options within particular parameters.
The break-out groups fully utilized an hour to do their work and presented their selections to the entire audience at the end.