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Is Increasing Competition the Answer to Rising Health Care Costs?

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy
500 1st St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Health care mergers and acquisitions have risen steadily in recent years, along with corporate ownership. These trends have dramatically altered local health care markets, often leaving employees and employers with less choice, higher prices, and lower quality care.

To protect consumers, states have ramped up their efforts to confront anti-competitive practices, challenge harmful mergers, strengthen their health care market oversight programs,  and adopt innovative strategies that increase market competition.

As Congress and the Executive Branch consider the impact of consolidation and private equity ownership on health care affordability, what can they learn from these state-led efforts? What impact have these state solutions had on those who pay for health care? Is protecting competition enough?

Join Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms for the third in a series of in-person policy briefings on the future of employer-sponsored insurance. Hear from Stacy Sanders, the new Chief Competition Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will outline how the federal government seeks to promote competition in health care markets, and join our esteemed panel—moderated by Reed Abelson from The New York Times—in discussing how federal policymakers can tackle competition to help make employer-sponsored health care more affordable for all. 

Opening Remarks:

  • Stacy Sanders, Chief Competition Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Panel Discussion:

  • Reed Abelson, The New York Times (moderator)
  • Erin Fuse Brown, Georgia State University College of Law 
  • Charles Miller, Texas 2036 
  • David Seltz, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission 

Audience Q&A

Register here to join us in DC!

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

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This event is part of our Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance series, which brings together policymakers, experts and employers to discuss how to solve the health care affordability crisis through reforms to employer-sponsored health insurance. See past events below.

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.

Past Events

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. 

Be sure to join us for the next installment in our Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance series. Sign up here to receive an invite to the next policy briefing on Tuesday, May 21, 2024!

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.