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Health Care Affordability: Evidence and Federal Policy Options
Invitation-Only Event
Polls consistently show that affordability is the public’s top concern, with the cost of health care ranking as Americans’ leading economic worry. Nearly half of adults report difficulty affording care. At the federal level, policymakers are debating prescription drug pricing reforms, consumer-directed approaches, and price transparency initiatives, alongside changes to Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
Penn LDI, in partnership with Penn Washington, will host an invite-only, nonpartisan briefing for Congressional staff and policy leaders to examine the evidence on the drivers of high health care costs in the U.S. and policy approaches to improve affordability. The discussion will highlight key evidence, tradeoffs, and practical considerations for federal policymakers seeking to make health care more affordable for Americans.
A reception will follow the discussion. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Joanna Kim, MPH at joanmkim@wharton.upenn.edu.
Agenda
Panel 1: Solutions for High Health Care Costs
Brian Blase, PhD
President, Paragon Health Institute
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD (moderator)
Executive Director, Penn LDI; Robert D. Eilers Memorial – William Maul Measey Professor in Health Care Management and Economics, Wharton School; Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Panel 2: Plans, Paperwork, and Prior Authorization
Michael Anne Kyle, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
David Grande, MD, MPA (moderator)
Director of Policy, Penn LDI; Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Panel 3: Consolidation, Corporatization, and Price
Zack Cooper, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), Associate Professor of Economics, and Associate Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University
Leemore S. Dafny, PhD
Bruce V. Rauner Professor, Business Administration and Howard Cox Health Care Initiative Faculty Co-Chair, Harvard Business School
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD (moderator)
Executive Director, Penn LDI; Robert D. Eilers Memorial – William Maul Measey Professor in Health Care Management and Economics, Wharton School; Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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