Just announced: the Cato Institute will host a forum on using “pay-for-performance” to improve quality in Medicare, the federal health care program for the elderly and disabled. The forum will feature Harvard’s David Cutler, National Medical Association president Sandra Gadson, Institute of Medicine Pay-for-Performance Advisory Committee co-chair Gail Wilensky, and yours truly. Date/time/location: Thursday, November 2, 4pm, the Cato Instiute. Interested parties can preregister or watch the forum online here.