Events
Health care is big business and is getting bigger. In recent years, health care mergers and acquisitions have ramped up, more corporate entities have entered the market, and maximizing profit has risen as a priority for many health care systems.
Listen to Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) three-part webinar series examining the corporate transformation of health care.
The Corporate Transformation of Health Care Webinar 1: What It Means for Patients And Providers
January 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Are your constituents impacted by the corporate transformation of healthcare? Read our newest publication “Supporting Consumers and Confronting Problematic Billing Practices” for resources that can help you and your constituents.
- Elisabeth Rosenthal, Senior Contributing Editor, Health News Analysis, KFF Health News
- Patricia Kelmar, Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns, PIRG
- Dr. Vicki Norton, President-Elect, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
The Corporate Transformation of Health Care Webinar 2: What’s Driving this Trend
February 14 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Interested in understanding how your state is impacted by corporatization in health care and how your state regulates corporate practices? Read our latest publication “How Has Corporatization Transformed Your State’s Healthcare Market?” for practical guidance and helpful resources.
- Linda Blumberg, Research Professor at Georgetown, Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute
- Zirui Song, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
- Zack Cooper, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Health and Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University
- Stephen Parente, PhD, Professor of Finance and the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
The Corporate Transformation of Health Care Webinar 3: How Policymakers Can Curb Harmful Practices
February 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Want to explore policy options to address the problems caused by increased health care corporatization in your state? Read our guide Protecting Consumers From the Corporate Transformation of Health Care: A Continuum of Options for Policymakers to get started.
- Jane Beyer, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- Evan Klein, Special Assistant, Legislative & Policy Affairs, Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- Charles Miller, Director of Health and Economic Mobility Policy, Texas 2036
- Meg Garratt-Reed, Executive Director, Office of Affordable Health Care, State of Maine
Past Events
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