CFP^® Eligible; CIMA^®, CPWA^®, CIMC^®, and RMA℠ Pending

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Option 1: Thursday, March 11^th at 9:00am ET

Option 2: Wednesday, March 17^th at 3:00pm ET

Pre-work: The professor will assign an article to read.

This session will be interactive with the professor calling on participants to engage in the discussion.

Course Description

This session will investigate why healthcare spending always goes up, what are the drivers, and what can be done about it.

Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish the supply and demand side drivers of healthcare spending
• Distinguish the price and volume drivers of healthcare spending
• Investigate whether US healthcare costs rise faster than the rest of the world
• Discuss what realistically can be done to control spending (without the political rhetoric)