Mark McClellan
Mark McClellan
Mark Barr McClellanis the Director of the Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy at Duke University. Formerly, he was a senior fellow and director of the Health Care Innovation and Value Initiative at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at The Brookings Institution, in Washington, D.C. McClellan served as Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration under President George W. Bush from 2002 through 2004,...
continue december faster late saw seen steady
We've seen enrollment continue at a steady pace, faster than what we saw before the late December surge.
available costs coverage less offers plan reflect
The alternative is having one drug plan that does not reflect what some want, and that costs more and offers less coverage than what is available now,
avoid both challenge costs drive health help people save steps wherever
The challenge in policymaking is to take all the steps we can to help avoid unnecessary costs, to help people save money, to drive costs down wherever possible. That's the way to have both affordability and better and better health care.
evidence immediate leave plan
They'll be able to leave the pharmacy with their prescription in hand, even if there is not immediate evidence of what plan they're in.
diseases money paying
It just doesn't make sense for us to be paying that much money on complications of diseases we can prevent.
acute adult assistant care clearly coordinate health programs seems services
Adult day care programs (and) assistant programs like that clearly have a big impact. It seems like it would make sense to coordinate those services with acute health care.
coverage people start understanding
People need to start by understanding what kind of coverage they have now.
avoid leaving order reduce wait
We will reduce the wait times for beneficiaries and pharmacists in order to avoid any beneficiary leaving the pharmacy without prescriptions.
coverage employer former health mainly medicare people plan
When you look at the people who say they don't plan to enroll, it's mainly because they already have coverage. They have coverage through a former employer or through a Medicare health plan, and that's just great.
meeting track
We're very much on track for meeting that goal.