The annual Commonwealth Fund Inter-Ministerial Symposium on health care policy took place in Washington DC from the 7–9 December 2015. LSE Health helped define the event's agenda and conducted and presented research to support discussions. The meeting is a high-level policy conference attended by Health Ministers from countries including the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Canada and Switzerland. It offers academic researchers and policymakers an opportunity to discuss timely, and policy-relevant issues. The 2015 meeting focussed on healthcare expenditure and vulnerable populations, balancing health and social care spending, and behavioural incentives for healthcare providers and the clinical workforce. Healthcare system profiles developed for each country have now been made available online.
