Download Actuarial Seminar Series A New Era in Health Care Price Transparency

Actuarial Seminar Series
A New Era in Health Care Price Transparency
David Newman, PhD, JD
Executive Director
Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI)
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
3:30-5:00 pm with reception to follow
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Executive Education Center, Room 2-260T
321 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis
The United States health care system is undergoing continuous change and evolution. In recent years we have
seen increased consumerism through efforts at patient engagement and high-deductible health plans. In the
past several years, in response to consumer and employer demands for information to support consumerism,
new price and quality transparency and consumer engagement efforts have been undertaken. In February
2015, the Health Care Cost Institute launched one of the largest national, state, and local efforts at
transparency and Dr. David Newman, executive director of HCCI, will talk about the HCCI initiative, consumer
engagement, and the likely impact of these changes on the health care system.
Prior to joining HCCI, Dr. Newman was a Specialist in Health Care Financing at the Congressional Research
Service and previously served as a consultant to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Army and Navy, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services
Administration, and the US Agency for International Development. Dr. Newman possesses a PhD in political
science from the University of Rochester and a JD from the University of New Hampshire Law School and has
held academic appointments at Georgetown University, the National University of Singapore and Lingnan
University in Hong Kong.
This seminar is free and open to the public, RSVP is not required.
We want to thank UnitedHealth Group for its sponsorship of the UnitedHealth Group Actuarial
Scholarship Program and this seminar series.