SIEPR Healthcare Forum: What's Next for Policy?

The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), in partnership with the Kitchen Table Project, is convening leading experts and policymakers in Washington, D.C. for a discussion on the future of healthcare policy.

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AGENDA

8:45 - 9:15      Registration and Breakfast

9:15 - 9:30      Welcome Remarks by Neale Mahoney, SIEPR and The Kitchen Table Project

9:30 - 10:00    Fireside Chat with Senator Ron Wyden, moderated by Neale Mahoney, SIEPR and The Kitchen Table Project

10:00 - 10:40  Panel 1 – Drivers of Healthcare Cost Growth

• David Cutler, Harvard University
• Alex Jacquez, Groundwork Collaborative
• Topher Spiro, Center for American Progress
• Moderated by Jonathan Cohn, The Bulwark

10:40 - 10:55   Break

10:55 - 11:25   Fireside Chat with Senator Andy Kim, moderated by Lael Brainard, The Kitchen Table Project

11:25 - 12:05   Panel 2 – Consumer Access and Affordability

• Aviva Aron-Dine, Brookings Institution
• Neale Mahoney, Stanford University
• Allison Sesso, Undue Medical Debt
• Moderated by Sarah Kliff, New York Times

12:05–12:20    New polling on healthcare and affordability

• Ana Robinson, Global Strategy Group
• Moderated by Anna Van Hollen, The Kitchen Table Project

12:20 - 1:00    Panel 3 – Public Option Proposals and Practice

• Michael Conway, Colorado Insurance Commissioner
• Hannah Garden-Monheit, American Economic Liberties Project
• Jeanne Lambrew, The Century Foundation
• Moderated by Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox

1:00-1:10        Closing Remarks by Lael Brainard, The Kitchen Table Project