Michael Harsh
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
How Improved Health and Longer Lives Drive Global Prosperity (updated)
Thomas Frieden, Jonathan Gluck, Carole Roan Gresenz, Michael Harsh, Peter Margolis, Ceci Connolly, Mike Harsh
Six healthcare experts from institutions including the CDC, PwC, and Heritage Provider Network convened at Milk and Palooza to analyze how innovation drives economic growth while challenging myths about cost containment. The panel highlighted that targeted interventions like immunizations and telehealth generate substantial societal returns, contrasting these successes against a system where $2.8 trillion in annual spending is hindered by fee-for-service models that prioritize volume over outcomes. By advocating for data-driven "healthy defaults" and the industrialization of care, the discussion emphasized that political shifts toward value-based payment and preventive measures are essential to improving productivity and reducing unnecessary expenditures.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
How Improved Health and Longer Lives Drive Global Prosperity
Thomas Frieden, Jonathan Gluck, Carole Roan Gresenz, Michael Harsh, Peter Margolis, Ceci Connolly
A panel of experts from the CDC, GE Health Care, and leading academic institutions demonstrated that shifting from fee-for-service models to accountable care systems can simultaneously improve population health and reduce long-term costs through specific innovations like immunizations and diagnostic imaging. By leveraging data standardization, prize challenges, and telehealth pilots, the session highlighted how eliminating clinical variation and preventing disease rather than treating it generates billions in annual societal savings. The discussion concluded that political and payment reforms, rather than technological limitations, remain the primary obstacles to fully realizing these economic benefits and fostering entrepreneurial growth through universal insurance access.