January 16, 2023
U.S.-China Healthcare Conference receives press coverage
Payer+Provider has helped organize the 2012 Intercollegiate U.S.-China Healthcare Conference, which will be held at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on March 24th, 2012. In doing so, we hope to inspire students to become passionate about the field of health services research and to help create greater American dialogue about the Chinese healthcare system and healthcare reform. The conference has received a bit of coverage in the press: Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania Johns […]
Dr. Powell to speak on the impact of America’s healthcare reform on China
On Thursday, May 10th, 2012, Adam C. Powell, Ph.D. will speak at the 14th Shanghai International Forum on Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry (BIO-FORUM) in Shanghai, China. He has been invited to attend by the Modern Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industry Office of Shanghai Municipality. During his speech, Dr. Powell will discuss America’s 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the impact that it may have on China’s biotechnology, hospital, and pharmaceutical industries as it is implemented. His speech will highlight how […]
Dr. Powell and Dr. Wu to speak on healthcare in China
On Saturday, March 24th, 2012, Adam C. Powell, Ph.D. and Di Wu, B.Pharm., Ph.D., FCP will speak at the 2012 Intercollegiate US-China Healthcare Conference. The Philadelphia-based conference is jointly sponsored by Global China Connection and the Penn Biotech Group, and will feature a closing keynote by Sheldon Dorenfest, founder of The Dorenfest Group. Dr. Powell’s speech will be on the future of the Chinese healthcare system. In 2009, a year before the U.S. passed the Affordable Care Act, China released a […]
Dr. Concannon’s findings on access to angioplasty published in Circulation
Thomas W. Concannon, Ph.D. has had his findings on the availability of angioplasty published in the January 2011 issue of Circulation. Dr. Concannon found that while over a five-year period, there has been a 44 percent increase in the number of hospitals offering emergency care such as angioplasty to restore normal blood flow after a heart attack, access to care has improved by only 1 percent. A summary of the findings were presented on DailyRx.
Dr. Powell’s perspectives on fast food regulation featured on Seeking Alpha and Minyanville
Justin Rohrlich of Minyanville.com featured Dr. Powell’s perspectives on regulation of Happy Meal toys in article that he published today, which was subsequently summarized on Seeking Alpha. The article described how McDonald’s circumvented a regulation intended to prevent it from selling Happy Meals by requiring Happy Meal purchasers to make a charitable donation in order to receive the customary toy. In the article, Dr. Powell said, ““This is a perfect example of how hard it is to create a regulation […]
