M&A, Startups and Where We Go from Here
This panel will focus on current M&A activity in the health care industry and where the opportunities lie, including in startups and other technology.
As the Health Care Industry Emerges from COVID-19, What Will the Challenges Be?
This panel will discuss the challenges the industry faces post-pandemic, including how to get supplies, staff and other key ingredients to make the business aspect of health care work.
Reactor Panel: Health Care Investments Galore: Opportunities and Pitfalls
This panel will discuss where to put your money to work in the industry and the pitfalls to watch for, including cybersecurity issues.
Health Care Market Economics and Pricing
Prof. VanHorn will examine the economic challenges facing the U.S. health care industry, as well as trends that will affect the future configuration of health care services. He will also highlight the price variations that exist in U.S. health care, and discuss the move toward consumerism and price transparency.
Health Care Fraud Fallout: Financial Implications for the Future
The health care industry is plagued by fraud and abuse issues. What have we seen already, what do we anticipate seeing in the future, and what do health care providers need to know going forward?
Reactor Panel: Where Have the Restructurings Gone?
In the past year, ending June 30, 2021, there have been 6,871 number of chapter 11 filings nationwide, and only 149 of them were of health care companies. Is there still distress in the industry, or did the U.S.’s stimulus funding correct the distress?
The Pandemic, its Echoes and its Effects
This session will survey U.S. government health care policy regarding the pandemic from inside the government as the pandemic unfolded. A former deputy secretary and acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will discuss the Provider Relief Fund, Operation Warp Speed and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule changes, and reflect on the health care industry changes to come.
Kroger: Large Employer’s Pandemic Response
As America’s largest grocer, Kroger knew it had a great responsibility to act from the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a half-million employees and millions of customers coming through its doors each day, Kroger established a COVID-19 task force so that it could react swiftly to ensure the safety of its associates and customers. As businesses across the country were forced to close their doors temporarily — and in many cases indefinitely — it became imperative that Kroger find a way to keep its doors open. Don't miss this fascinating keynote discussion on how Kroger adapted its strategy to the unique circumstances each new day presented, from instituting PPE requirements to testing and vaccination sites, and the data it used to guide its decisions along the way.