The Scene
Soaring healthcare costs, cuts to community services, workforce shortages, and ping-ponging federal policy are all worsening a crisis in US health care.
The result: more Americans are struggling with affordability, access and the quality of care than ever before.
To address these challenges, Semafor, in partnership with West Health and Gallup, will bring together leading voices in healthcare for a series of in-depth discussions on the healthcare experience in the United States.
The forum will illuminate how Americans are navigating the health care system today and offer potential practice and policy solutions that could transform healthcare in America.
Highlights
West Health’s Tim Lash, on the public perception of health care in the US:
“If the uninsured rate goes up, that doesn’t just affect the people who don’t have health insurance,” Maryland Secretary of Health Dr. Meena Seshamani said. “The ripple effects from people not having affordable insurance coverage goes through our entire country.”