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This conference discussed new perspectives on important health care policy topics by bringing together leading researchers in health care policy. The conference included a panel discussion with David Cutler of Harvard University and Mark Pauly of the University of Pennsylvania. There were also sessions on the following topics:
- Competitiveness of insurance markets: including the role of mergers, effects of industry consolidation on premiums and quality and the relevance of a public option
- Evaluations of new incentive based policies to improve individual health behavior
- Studies on the value of comparative effectiveness research
- The role of technology on health care costs and quality
- Lessons from the introduction of Medicare