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Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Expertise: Health care policy, health care costs, disparities in access to care, workforce issues

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William Peck
William Peck
Peck, former dean of the School of Medicine, directs the University's Center for Health Policy. Revolutionary scientific advances promise great improvements in the prevention and diagnosis of disease and the treatment of patients. But major obstacles must be overcome before this enormous potential can be realized. Barriers include: disparities in access to care and insurance, rising costs, fragmented organization, shortages in the workforce, and inefficiencies and errors in the provision of medical services. Identifying effective solutions is among the most important and difficult tasks facing the country and constitutes the work of the Washington University Center for Health Policy.



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WUSTL to host public forum on Medicaid financing, June 8 (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9475.html)

May 23, 2007 --
Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, will be among the speakers at a June 8 conference on Medicaid financing.
Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, will be among the speakers at a June 8 conference on Medicaid financing.
Rising healthcare costs and diminishing health insurance coverage will be among critical issues debated by leading medical policy experts as Washington University hosts a daylong public forum on Medicaid financing June 8 in the School of Medicine's Eric P. Newman Education Center. Participants include top administrators from a half dozen major research hospitals and a range of academic, government and think-tank policy experts, including Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.


Start-ups and smaller businesses play a big role in driving economic growth

Innovation, entrepreneurship and the future of St. LouisÂ’ economy to be the subject of kick-off speech for the 2005 Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/4705.html)

Feb. 8, 2005 --
William Peck
William Peck
The economic future of St. Louis as well as the nation hinges on successful innovation and entrepreneurship. That's part of the message Dr. Bill Peck, former director of Washington University School of Medicine and new chair of Technology Gateway, a regional economic development organization, will deliver Thursday, February 10. In his talk Peck will explore our definition of "entrepreneur" and examine the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to education, medical and social progress. Peck will also challenge economic development policies and the current focus on corporate America.


Is health care rationing inevitable?

Rising costs of health care pose huge challenges (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/4020.html)

Oct. 21, 2004 -- National experts addressed the most pressing political issues in health care at the Oct. 7 "Health Care Challenges Facing the Nation" conference at the Washington University Medical Center. Prominent among the bevy of hot topics were discussions about limiting access to health care to help alleviate rapidly escalating health care costs. Read more in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article by Rachel Melcer.


Facing the issues

National dilemmas in health care conference to be held Oct. 7 (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3953.html)

Sept. 30, 2004 --
Health Policy Conference, October 7th
What are the major political issues facing health care? How do we reduce the existing significant disparities in timely access to health-care delivery? And can we prevent biomedical advances from "breaking the bank?" Prominent national experts will address those and other important issues affecting the future of medicine at the "Health Care Challenges Facing the Nation" conference Oct. 7 at Washington University Medical Center.



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