Innovation and medical breakthroughs have been a hallmark of a system that develops new cures and treatments every day. But America spends far more on health care per person than any other country – spending, that has not translated to better health outcomes. Drawing from leading thinkers across the country, in combination with Boston's revered medical community, The Atlantic brought together the brightest minds shaping health care today to explore the future of our health care system.
Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans
Matt Eyles, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, America’s Health Insurance Plans
Andy Slavitt, Chairman, United States of CareÂ
With Alison Stewart, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Amitabh Chandra, Professor and Director, Health Policy Research, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Michael Chernew, Professor and Policy Director, Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab, Harvard Medical School
Steven Pearson, President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
With Olga Khazan, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
And Erin Mershon, Senior Washington Correspondent, STAT
Kassandra Frederique, New York State Director, Drug Policy Alliance
John Kelly, Program Director, Addiction Recovery Management Service; Director, Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Lipi Roy, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Health
With Ross Andersen, The Atlantic
Tom Beauregard, Chief Innovation Officer, UnitedHealth Group
John Moore, Medical Director, Fitbit
Rosalind Picard, Professor, MIT Media Lab; Director, Affective Computing Research; Faculty Chair, MIT MindHandHeart; Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Empatica
With Patrick Skerrett, Editor, First Opinion, STAT