In this special live episode, policy experts and employers debate the best way to improve the health insurance that 150 million Americans get through work. This session was part of “The Promise of Health Reform and a Public Option in a Biden Administration,” a virtual conference put on by the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and United States of Care.

Guests:

Brian Blase, PhD, CEO, Blase Policy Strategies; Senior Fellow, Galen Institute; Senior Fellow, Foundation for Government Accountability

Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, Catalyst for Payment Reform

Allison Hoffman, JD, Professor of Law and LDI Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania

Shaundell Newsome, Founder, Sumnu Marketing; Co-Chair, Small Business for America’s Future

Sheila Savageau, U.S. Healthcare Leader, General Motors

Learn more about shortcomings of employer-based solution and the policies proposed in this episode on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/05/13/3-employers-2-wonks-and-1-health-insurance-mess/

LISTEN BACK to our recent episode on how other employers are managing the cost of health care: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/02/18/the-high-price-of-lowering-health-costs/

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