Our topic is The Ethics of Quality Health Care & Financial Resources.

We will open this session with a discussion of the ethical aspects through the follow questions:

• Can a healthcare system with financial return obligations truly prioritize patients over profits?

• With pricing driven by provider - insurance dynamics and a common need for revenues & margins to serve operations and growth, is there an inherent advantage to the non-profit model over a for-profit one in prioritizing outcomes, access, and the public health?

• Can the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Care bridge the ethical & financial divide?

• Does the Private Equity business model conflict with the ethical provision of healthcare in hospitals, Primary Care Practices, and Specialty Care Practices?

Dr. Gordon Haist and Paul Weismantel will lead the review and discussion.