Kenneth Thorpe is Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a national coalition of patients, providers, organizations, business and labor groups, and policy experts. He is also the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. In addition, Thorpe serves as executive director of the Institute for Advanced Policy Solutions/Center for Entitlement Reform and co-directs the Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality.

   Professor Thorpe was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1995.  In this capacity, he coordinated all financial estimates and program impacts of President Clinton’s health care reform proposals for the White House.  He also directed the administration’s estimation efforts in dealing with Congressional health care reform proposals during the 103rd and 104th sessions of Congress.

   Thorpe has authored or co-authored more than 85 articles, book chapters and books, and is a frequent presenter on issues of health-care financing, insurance and reform. He has advised governors and legislatures in many of the 50 states, as well as several presidential candidates. Thorpe received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, a master's degree from Duke University and a Ph.D. from the Rand Graduate School.

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Ken Thorpe - 2 Articles on Prevention's Role in Healthcare Reform

Topics:

1) US Healthcare Policy, Financing, Insurance & Reform

2) Universal Coverage

3) Chronic Disease – Impact on Healthcare Spending