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We have detected that your browser blocked our video player. Please enable popups and try again. Thank you. Search for webcasts from November 2000 – May 2009. Access webcasts from June 2009 forward, on kff.org. Making Medicare Sustainable: Transforming Our Health Program for America's Seniors 7/23/2008 New America Foundation - Washington, D.C.     Email this Webcast Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Bookmarks Myspace Reddit   Additional Resources Kaiser Family Foundation: Financing Medicare: An Issue Brief Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare Fact Sheets Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare: A Primer Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on Medicare Reform The New America Foundation sponsors this event where panelists discuss reforming Medicare. The panel focuses on recently commissioned policy papers that offer solutions on how to make Medicare more affordable and sustainable. Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Welcoming Remarks - Medicare Financing and Health Care Cost Growth Len Nichols Director, Health Policy Program New America Foundation     Value-Based Purchasing in Medicare Lawrence Casalino, M.D. Associate Professor University of Chicago Mark Miller Executive Director Medicare Payment Advisory Commission     Value-Based Purchasing: Laws and Regulations Timothy Jost Robert Willett Family Professor Washington and Lee University School of Law Lynn Etheredge Consultant, Rapid Learning Project The George Washington University Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Protecting Medically Vulnerable Older Americans Charles Boult, M.D. Professor and Director, Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Randall Brown Vice President and Director, New Jersey Health Research Division Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.     Synthesis: Roadmap for Medicare Reform Len Nichols Director, Health Policy Program New America Foundation Robert Berenson, M.D. Senior Fellow Urban Institute Joseph Antos Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy American Enterprise Institute Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Luncheon Keynotes Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) Nancy Johnson Former member of House of Representatives (R-Conn.) Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Panel I - Can Medicare Become a Value-Based Purchaser? Robert Berenson, M.D. Senior Fellow Urban Institute Moderator John Bertko Adjunct Staff RAND John Rother Policy Director AARP Billy Wynne Health Counsel Senate Finance Committee     Panel II - A New Medicare Governance Susan Dentzer Editor-in-Chief Health Affairs Moderator Thomas Stanton Fellow, Center for the Study of American Government Johns Hopkins University Mark Peterson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science University of California, Los Angeles Elizabeth Fowler Chief Health Policy Advisor Senate Finance Committee EMAIL ALERTS Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news and events.   FAQs How to disable a pop-up blocker How to view a webcast How to listen to a podcast More...   CONTACT US Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help