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SUMMARY:Healthcare Inflation
DESCRIPTION:This week’s Friday Research Seminar Series will be hosted by the Master of Health Care Administration program.All faculty members and students are invited to attend.Is Medical price inflation the main driver of US health care costs?AbstractHealth care costs per capita in the United States are the highest in the world and by a wide margin. This fact is fairly well known. While public policy over the past three decades has focused on the twin objectives of increasing health insurance coverage while restraining the overall use of medical services\, many would suggest that neither objective has been well realized.My research focuses on an area long ignored by mainstream policy analysts and policy makers: medical price inflation. I present data that suggests that medical care price increases have been the major driver of health care costs in the United States. At the same time\, medical services consumption (utilization) remains moderate when compared to an appropriate cohort of developed nations.In this presentation\, we will review data I have generated and examine hypotheses that could explain how a pattern of aberrant price inflation could persist unabated for a period of over 25 years.Learning objectivesWe will analyze health care price\, cost\, and utilization data for the period 1982-2012Using indexing\, we will differentiate the individual components of total health care costs to gain a greater understanding of the key drivers of total costsWe will evaluate alternate explanatory hypotheses for the persistence of medical price inflation in the United StatesWe will examine possible public policy responses towards mitigating future price inflation in the US health care systemSpeaker[profile id="1055" name="Richard Belloff" display="image" align="right"]Richard Belloff\, D.B.A.Assistant professor - Master of Health Care Administration\, Des Moines UniversityDes Moines University (DMU) prohibits discrimination in employment\, educational programs\, and activities on the basis of race\, national origin\, color\, creed\, religion\, sex\, age\, disability\, veteran status\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, or associational preference. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend DMU sponsored events. If you have questions/concerns\, please the DMU Continuing Medical Education office at 515-271-1541 or cme@dmu.edu.
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