Aetna (NYSE:AET) and the Aetna Foundation announced that they have joined with Health Affairs, the preeminent journal of health policy, as the primary sponsor of its September/October issue. The issue focuses on 'Bending the Cost Curve' in health care spending, bringing together the perspectives of leading health researchers and health policy experts to examine the drivers behind growing health care costs, and offer real world solutions that are helping to control rising costs now. The Commonwealth Fund is also a sponsor (see also Aetna).
The issue will be unveiled today at an event in Washington, D.C., where health policy experts and researchers are gathering to explore these issues in depth. The event can be watched live beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET at www.bendingthecostcurve.com (a video will be available for replay after the event). In addition, a selection of articles from Health Affairs is now available for free at the site.
'Those of us who are focused on the issue of health care reform share a common goal - the opportunity for all Americans to receive access to affordable, quality health care. But we will fail to achieve this goal if we focus on coverage alone while failing to undertake the difficult work necessary to control the underlying costs of health care,' said Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald A. Williams. 'Aetna and the Aetna Foundation are proud to sponsor this issue of Health Affairs as it focuses on real, workable solutions that are controlling rising health care costs today while maintaining or even improving quality of care. There is much we can learn from these solutions, which focus on issues like payment reform and mass purchasing techniques, to move us towards our common goal.'
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This article was prepared by Managed Care Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Managed Care Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.
