How Large Employers View Rising Health Care Costs and the Role of Government
WHEN: April 29, 2021Organized by the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH), KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation), and West Health, this webinar explores how large employers view the burden of rising health care costs and the role of government in addressing them.
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The briefing included an overview of policy options under consideration in Washington, a discussion of the survey’s implications, and remarks from U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, ranking member of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, and Rep. Bobby Scott, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. Other participants included:
- Lanhee Chen, David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies, Hoover Institute
- Gary Claxton, Senior Vice President, KFF
- Chris Jennings, Founder and President, Jennings Policy Strategies
- Bill Kramer, Executive Director for Health Policy, PBGH
- Timothy A. Lash, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, West Health
- Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, KFF
- Elizabeth Mitchell, President and CEO, PBGH
