Medicare's Vision and Future Challenges - A Conversation with Director Meena Seshamani

Explore Medicare's current challenges and future directions in this insightful 49-minute conversation featuring Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare, and Andy Slavitt. Delve into topics such as the program's long-term financing, coverage expansions, and new policy responsibilities. Gain valuable insights on strategies for keeping people healthy, addressing rural and behavioral health issues, implementing the new drug law, and navigating controversies in drug pricing and innovation. Learn about Medicare's approach to emerging health concerns like Alzheimer's treatment, weight loss drugs, and the impact of climate change on healthcare. Understand how Medicare is adapting to an aging population, increasing costs, and the growth of Medicare Advantage plans while striving to improve health outcomes for its 65 million beneficiaries.

Introduction
Meenas background
Medicare vision
Keeping people healthy
Tradeoffs
Rural Health Behavioral Health
New Drug Law
Drug Negotiation
Rules of the Road
Real World Evidence
Controversy
Issues in Drug Market
Is this going to harm innovation
Independent data
Weight loss drugs
Move care Upstream
How does Medicare think about Alzheimers
How does Medicare review formularies
How is Medicare thinking about climate change
Are you thinking about how we rethink Medicare