Debate

6:00 Reception

6:30 - 8:00 Debate

"Be It Resolved: The ACA Can't Be Mended, and Needs to be Replaced."

Affirmative:

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, MD,  Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

James Capretta,  Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center

Opposition:

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D.  GWU School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy

Seth Trueger, MD, Emergency Physician & Health Policy Fellow, GWU

Moderator

TBD

Part of the healthcare reform debate is on how to improve care by modifying physician compensation. What method will best lead to quality improvement and cost reduction? Is it by replacing fee-for-service with ACOs, or bundled payments? Should all physicians be salaried, whether in government single-payer system or private businesses? Is fee-for-service the real culprit for rising costs by driving "volume not value?" Will other methods be superior? What are the best ways to discover better payment models? Is it  government-driven policy changes, or do we need to let market competition drive innovations in delivery and compensation?

Come hear what four policy experts have to say on this very important part of solving the challenges we face in providing quality, affordable medical care.

Moderator: Howard P. Forman, MD, MBA, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Public Health (Health Policy), Management, and Economics at Yale University.

For the Opposition:
Dr. Todd Frederick, DO, Dept. of Family Medicine, Ohio University Heritage School of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Jill Vecchio, MD, Radiologist, Fellow in Healthcare Policy, Centennial Institute
For the Affirmative:
Dr. Gary VanderArk, MD, retired neurosurgeon, faculty Colorado University SOM
Dr. Michael Victoroff, MD, CEO of Lynxcare, Inc
Moderator:
Dr. John Bender, MD, Family Medicine Physician and President of Colorado Medical Society