United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-09-07 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1155SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP P0b002ee180390f88 f:d071155sp DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP GAO-07-1155SP Budget controllability Cost analysis Cost control Health care cost control Health care costs Health care programs Health care reform Health care services Health insurance Information technology Medically uninsured Performance measures Standards (health care) CG Forum Other Written Product A75850 "Unless we fix our health care system--in both the public and private sectors--rising health care costs will have severe, adverse consequences for the federal budget as well as the U.S. economy in the future." This is one of the key messages that Comptroller General David M. Walker has been delivering across the country in town-hall style meetings, in speeches, and on radio and television programs. Using another format to explore issues with health care experts, Mr. Walker convened a forum at GAO on May 17, 2007. Attendees included health policy experts, business leaders, and public officials selected for their subject matter knowledge and representation of various perspectives. Participants examined health care cost, access, and quality challenges in discussion sessions led by distinguished economists Robert Reischauer and Mark Pauly and other leading health care authorities Carolyn Clancy and Suzanne Delbanco. Nationally known health insurance expert Leonard Schaeffer served as the keynote lunchtime speaker. At the conclusion of the forum, participants were polled for their views on points raised during the discussions. The poll was conducted using electronic voting technology that produced real-time, but confidential, results. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP.pdf GAO-07-1155SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1155SP Other Written Product GAO-07-1155SP; Highlights of a Forum: Health Care 20 Years From Now--Taking Steps Today to Meet Tomorrow's Challenges; Budget controllability Cost analysis Cost control Health care cost control Health care costs Health care programs Health care reform Health care services Health insurance Information technology Medically uninsured Performance measures Standards (health care) CG Forum