Texas Tribune health care reporter Edgar Walters and Andy Slavitt, the former acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama, for a discussion on the effect that the coronavirus outbreak is having nationally on the economy, the health care system and public policy.

Here are some of Slavitt’s responses to questions during the interview:

How should officials balance the economic fallout that has resulted from social distancing measures with the public health concerns of the coronavirus?

What is needed to effectively slow or stop the spread of the virus?

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How has this outbreak begun to reshape the U.S. health care system?

What lessons will policymakers and the public take away from this public health crisis?

Slavitt oversaw Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace programs under President Barack Obama. He is the founder and a general partner in Town Hall Ventures, which invests in innovative health care businesses. Slavitt also serves as chairman of the nonprofit United States of Care, which focuses on increasing access to affordable health care, and as a senior adviser on health policy to the Bipartisan Policy Center.

The interview was streamed on the Tribune’s website, Facebook page and Twitter, as well as by our media partners at KXAN and KPRC2.

This event is presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, TEXAS 2036, Ascension Seton, Texas Association of Health Plans and AT&T. Media support is provided by KXAN.

Tribune events are also supported through contributions from our founding investors and members. Though donors and corporate sponsors underwrite Texas Tribune events, they play no role in determining the content, panelists or line of questioning.