Pro Pharma Talks

1. Who Makes HC Policy?      a. State differences – access, price and coverage      b. Individuals affected –            i. 17M buy insurance           ii. 29M don’t have insurance           iii. MCare & Medicaid not affected – State expansion of Medicaid, but higher rates of inflation in Red States 2. Hospital Closures & Medicaid Expansion      a. ACA improving health care?           i. Hospitals closed in States rejecting Medicaid                1. States expanding Medicaid – lower and falling hospital closures                2. ACA – improved hospital financial performance w/l