Past Webinars

Understanding the Safety Net: Where Care Occurs and Why Definitions Matter examined new research on the providers and communities delivering care to low-income populations. Sponsored by Arnold Ventures, the webinar explored how varying definitions of the health care safety net influence policy, payment reform, and resource allocation. Panelists discussed tradeoffs of different definitions and the importance of aligning definitions with clear policy goals to better inform value-based payment policies, advance health equity, and strengthen the nation's healthcare safety net.

In this 60-minute virtual discussion on the future of the U.S. health care safety net Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH discusses the Healthcare Safety Net. Sponsored by Arnold Ventures, this virtual discussion will brought together national thought leaders, policymakers, payers, and providers. The session included a review of emerging evidence followed by a moderated discussion on key pressures—including changes to Medicaid eligibility, inpatient and outpatient financing, and other challenges—as well as promising strategies and policy opportunities that could strengthen the safety net moving forward.

To ensure health care providers are paid fairly based on patient health status and to encourage providers to care for all patients regardless of healthcare needs, risk adjustment methodology has been used to account for differences in the characteristics of patients. However, current risk adjustment methodology has significant and well-recognized limitations.