Events

Transparency in Health Care: Exploring the Impact on Employers, Consumers, and States

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy

500 1st St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Health care prices in the U.S. have long been shrouded in mystery. While we’ve seen strides toward increased price transparency, too often consumers don’t know the price for a service until they receive a bill, employers lack data needed to improve the value of the health care they purchase for employees, and states lack crucial information on their health care markets.

Join Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 8:30-10:00 am at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy to discuss how Congress can increase transparency to help make private health insurance and health care more affordable for all.

Moderated by Reed Abelson from The New York Times, speakers will share what Congress and the Executive Branch can learn from how consumers, employers, and states leverage transparency to improve health care value and drive down costs. Audience Q&A will follow the discussion. Speakers include:

  • Ge Bai, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
  • Stacey Pogue, Senior Research Fellow, Center on Health Insurance Reforms
  • Gloria Sachdev, President and CEO, Employers’ Forum of Indiana
  • Hemi Tewarson, Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy 
  • Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Families USA 
Register to join us in DC!

This is an in-person event. Breakfast will be provided.

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please contact Katie Sargent at ksargent@burness.com if you require any accommodations or have any questions about this event. Support for this event is provided by Arnold Ventures. 

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Past Events

Is Increasing Competition the Answer to Rising Health Care Costs?

On May 21, 2024, the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms held the third in a series of in-person policy briefings on the future of employer-sponsored insurance. The event highlighted strategies for federal policymakers to foster competition and make employer-sponsored health care more affordable for everyone. It included remarks from Stacy Sanders, Chief Competition Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a panel discussion moderated by Kelly Hooper of POLITICO.

No Surprises Act: Exploring the Impact on Employees, Employers and Costs

On March 7, 2024 the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms held the second in a series of in-person policy briefings on the future of employer-sponsored insurance. Featuring remarks from Congressman Bobby Scott, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, and a panel discussion moderated by Julie Appleby from KFF Health News, the event spotlighted how the No Surprises Act is working to protect consumers and enrollees from surprise billing, early indications of the law’s impact on costs, and policy solutions to improve the affordability of coverage. 

Can Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Be Saved? Exploring Solutions to the Affordability Crisis

On October 3, 2023 the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms held the first in a series of in-person policy briefings on the future of employer-sponsored insurance. Featuring remarks from U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and a panel discussion moderated by Sarah Kliff from The New York Times, the event spotlighted state cost containment policies and employer strategies to inform the federal policy process. Support for this event was provided by Arnold Ventures and West Health.