How Big Med Drives Rising Healthcare Costs and What to Do About It
Vivian Ho, Ph.D.
James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics
Baker Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
How Big Med Drives Rising Healthcare Costs and What to Do About It
Date: Feb. 20, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m.)
In-person: Room M203, 2 Riverside Circle, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Virtual: Join via Zoom
About this Seminar
The costs of employer-provided health insurance have more than tripled in the past 25 years, consuming an ever larger share of American workers’ take-home pay. At this event, Dr. Ho will discuss the role that healthcare provider consolidation has played in raising hospital prices. She will examine the potential for federal price transparency regulations and other publicly available information to shed light on which providers are charging the highest prices and earning excess profits. She will then consider the role that employers can play in helping their employees achieve high quality, affordable healthcare.
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.
About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss was a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supported biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss made a generous gift to the series. He passed away in June 2024 at age 99.
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