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Reimagining the Future of Employer-Sponsored Health Care to Drive Value (PDF)
Milken Institute
May 7, 2024
Milken Institute
May 7, 2024
24 pages. "[O]ver one-third of respondents were integrating accountable care strategies that pay for quality over service volume into their ESI.... In the context of making health benefit decisions, respondents ranked expanding preventive care, increasing access to primary care, and focusing on whole-person health as the top three tenets of accountable care.... Mental health resources are a focus for future enhancements, with greater than 20 percent of respondents intending to primarily enhance these resources in the next few years."
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Navigating Anti-Obesity Medications
Bolton
July 26, 2023
Bolton
July 26, 2023
"The typical annual cost for GLP-1 medications for weight loss therapy is ~$16,000 per patient.... According to a 2018 report by The Milken Institute, obesity-related complications resulted in $1.39 trillion worth of direct medical treatments and indirect productivity losses annually ... [H]ealth plan sponsors are now faced with the dilemma: should we cover these new, high-cost weight loss medications that are garnering significant attention?"
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House Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing on 'Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage'
Energy & Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Dec. 9, 2019
Energy & Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Dec. 9, 2019
December 10 hearing. Page includes links to testimony of witnesses: [1] Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University; [2] Peter Morley, patient advocate; [3] Jean Ross, RN, National Nurses United; [4] Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D., American Action Forum; and [5] Scott W. Atlas, M.D., Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
4.
Protecting Private Pensions and the Public Interest: Solutions for the Shortfalls in Employer-Sponsored Defined-Benefit Plans (PDF)
Milken Institute
May 13, 2011
Milken Institute
May 13, 2011
Addressing so-called legacy costs is essential to protecting the solvency of these plans, the retirement security of the workers they cover, and the taxpayers who could be on the hook if the federal pension insurance program is unable to cover future losses without external financial assistance.
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Addressing California's Pension Shortfalls (PDF)
Milken Institute
Oct. 21, 2010
Milken Institute
Oct. 21, 2010
30 pages. Excerpt: To deal with the challenges facing California's pension funds, we suggest making adjustments to the traditional defined-benefit plan by concurrently raising retirement age and increasing employee contributions.
6.
California Pension Promises May Top Taxes by Fivefold, Milken Study Finds
Bloomberg; subscription may be required
Oct. 21, 2010
Bloomberg; subscription may be required
Oct. 21, 2010
Excerpt: To keep their promises to retirees, the California Public Employees Retirement System, the biggest plan, the California State Teachers Retirement System, the second-largest, and the University of California Retirement System may have combined liabilities of more than 5.5 times the state's annual tax revenue by fiscal 2012, according to the study released today by the Milken Institute.
7.
Raising Employee Contributions Not the Solution to California's Pension Funding Crisis
PLANSPONSOR; free registration may be required
Oct. 19, 2010
PLANSPONSOR; free registration may be required
Oct. 19, 2010
Excerpt: The report put out by the economic think tank The Milken Institute projects that, if no corrective actions are taken, the combined liability of the three major state pension funds ... will be more than 5.5 times as large as total state tax revenue around 2012?2013.
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Making Healthy Choices Easier for Americans Can Prevent Deadly Diseases and Save Money
National Conference of State Legislatures [NCSL]
Dec. 10, 2009
National Conference of State Legislatures [NCSL]
Dec. 10, 2009
"[W]hat are the real options for reducing health care expenditures? One is to reduce the cost of chronic diseases that increasingly afflict our population. Chronic conditions account for more than 75 percent of U.S. health care spending, according to research by Johns Hopkins. Seven of the most common chronic diseases -- diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, pulmonary conditions and mental disorders -- cost the American economy an estimated $1.3 trillion annually, $280 billion for treatment and $1 trillion in lost productivity, says the Milken Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. If we do nothing to prevent these diseases, researchers estimate the annual cost could balloon to $4.2 trillion by 2023. Exactly how much can be saved, and over what time period, is subject to debate. What's not in dispute, however, is that many promising state policies and programs could help prevent some of the most prevalent chronic diseases and reduce their costly complications."
9.
An Unhealthy America: The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease
Milken Institute
Oct. 4, 2007
Milken Institute
Oct. 4, 2007
Excerpt: In its groundbreaking study, 'An Unhealthy America: The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease,' the Milken Institute details the enormous financial impact of chronic disease on the U.S. economy - not only in treatment costs, but lost worker productivity - today and in the decades ahead. It also describes the huge savings if a serious effort were made to improve Americans' health.
10.
Combating Rising Healthcare Costs Calls for Strong Medicine
Pension Research Council
Aug. 28, 2003
Pension Research Council
Aug. 28, 2003
Excerpt: At a recent Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, in which Wharton was a participant, a number of industry notables from both the buy-side and sell-side of the market crossed swords over the hurdles that the industry currently faces and disagreed about where responsibility lies for some of the problems. But they were in broad agreement about what should be done to combat rising healthcare costs and improve the quality of medical treatment that patients receive.
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