EP 166: Washington Health Policy Outlook

In this episode, Suzanne Spradley and Chase Cannon review the outlook of health policy in the current Washington, DC environment. Suzanne leads off, setting the stage with a description of the narrow House Republican majority and its impact on enacting legislation. Suzanne and Chase discuss several pieces of legislation focused on transparency, including site-neutral payment reform and drug pricing. The two address regulatory activity that potentially targets PBMs and No Surprises Act issues. The episode concludes with a discussion of legislative and regulatory impact on employer group health plans.