GSM's Healthcare Council: Healthcare & the Election: What Now?

About This Webinar

Our webinar today will be kicked off by Jen Burstedt Correa, UC Davis - GSM's co-leader of the Healthcare Council.

The speaker for this online session will be Kristof Stremikis, MPP, MPH, Senior Manager, Policy at Pacific Business Group on Health, as he talks about predictions of the post-election American healthcare landscape. What will happen to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) after this election? Will Trump move forward with his threat to repeal Obamacare? What are large corporations - who purchase healthcare on behalf of their employees, and greatly influence the healthcare system - saying? Kristof will speak about where our healthcare system is and where we might be headed.

His insights will be valuable during tumultuous times; audience questions will also be incorporated into the presentation as much as possible, so please submit questions to allow us to tailor this presentation to meet your needs.

Connection details will be sent to you after registering for the webinar.

Kristof Stremikis, MPP, MPH, Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH)

Biography

As Senior Manager for Policy, Kristof Stremikis is responsible for influencing state and federal health care policy to improve quality and lower costs for PBGH Member organizations - which includes organizations like Chevron, Target, Wells Fargo and The Wonderful Company.

He formulates and leads the organization’s response to priority areas like provider payment and delivery system reform, drug pricing, and transparency. He also directs PBGH’s Purchaser Value Network, which identifies and engages employers in best practices in value purchasing.

Prior to joining PBGH, Kristof was a Senior Researcher to the President at the Commonwealth Fund in New York City. During his six years there, he published widely on the issues of coverage, payment, and delivery system reform, including the concept of “value” in the healthcare sector, competitive dynamics in commercial health insurance markets, and strategies for managing costs and improving care for chronically ill patients.

Kristof holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Health Policy and Management from Columbia University. He received undergraduate degrees in Economics, Political Science, and History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.