9th Annual Symposium on Health Law and Policy

  • Friday, November 13, 2015
  • All Day
  • Beazley Institute for Health Law, health-law@luc.edu
  • Free ($40/$50 for CLE Credit)
  • Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff
     Not open to the public.
  • http://luc.edu/law/centers/healthlaw/events/symposium.html
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    Ninth Annual Symposium on Health Law & Policy
    Consolidation and its Impact on Quality, Accessibility, and Cost of Care

    Spurred on by the federal health reform efforts and the challenging economic environment, the development of ¿scale,¿ largely through consolidation, has been embraced by the health care industry as never before. The Ninth Annual Symposium on Access to Health Care hosted by the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy, the Quinlan School of Business and Annals of Health Law will explore how consolidation strategies have been used in various healthcare sectors, how consolidation may progress in the foreseeable future, and its impact on the quality, accessibility and cost of care.

    The Symposium first will examine hospitals and health systems, which are consolidating at an unprecedented rate to create essentiality through larger operations with more market leverage and the ability to manage risk and reduce waste. Next, the Symposium will examine the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology sector, which is engaging in mergers and acquisitions to support the high cost of research and development, as well as to reduce costs and create synergies in manufacturing and marketing, as well as partnering in the delivery of population health-based care. Third, the Symposium will examine senior services providers. For a variety of reasons this sector has been ahead of the consolidation wave, but finds itself examining how to assure that its strategies fit with the movement toward bundled payment and integrated care platforms. A panel of safety net providers, patient advocates and others will conclude the Symposium, addressing the question of this massive consolidation wave impacting health care means for patients.

    Loyola plans to seek Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit approval for this program.