On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Georgetown CHIR, in collaboration with the Peterson Center on Healthcare, hosted a briefing, “Is ERISA Up for the Job? Improving Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Affordability.”
Speakers included:
- Stacey Richter, Host of Relentless Health Value Podcast (Moderator)
- Darren Fogarty, Associate Director, Purchaser Value and Policy, Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
- Karen Handorf, Full Professor of the Practice, CHIR
- Tim Hauser, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations (Retired), Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
- Christine H. Monahan, Assistant Research Professor, CHIR
- David Schleifer, Associate Director of Programs, Peterson Center on Healthcare
Access slides from the briefing here. Our corresponding issue brief is here.