Healthcare
Local business leaders participating in Business Forward briefings rank healthcare as their top concern year after year.
For decades, rising healthcare costs have made it harder for companies to raise wages, made our exports less competitive, discouraged workers from switching to better jobs, and crowded out government spending on education, infrastructure, and other priorities. The Affordable Care Act brought tens of millions of Americans into health insurance markets, addressed the problem of pre-existing conditions, and slowed healthcare inflation.
Business leaders participating in our briefings offer specific, non-partisan, market-tested solutions. Local business leaders can keep health care reform on track.
Our work on healthcare also encompasses making it easier and cheaper to access reproductive healthcare and paid leave. Improving access helps ensure everyone can fully participate in the economy, boosting GDP and workforce participation rates.
Reports
Media
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Briefing: ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment with Secretary Becerra and Administrator Guzman
Healthcare, Small Business
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Briefing: White House officials on the Inflation Reduction Act, Healthcare Tax Credits, & Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Climate & Clean Energy, Healthcare, ...
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Briefing: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid
Healthcare
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Briefing: Biden Policy Director Stef Feldman On The Caring Economy
Healthcare, Small Business, ...
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Briefing: Larry Levitt on the ACA as a Safety Net During Covid-19
Healthcare
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CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER ON BIPARTISAN HEALTH CARE REFORM
Healthcare
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