2025 Testimonies & Briefings
Strategies to Address Corporate Consolidation in Health Care: Transaction Oversight and Transparency of Ownership and Control
Testimony by Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH submitted to the Joint Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial
Services Committee of the Maine Legislature on LD 1972: An Act to Enhance Transparency and Value in
Substantial Health Care Transactions by Changing the Review and Approval Process for Those
Transactions - May 2025
Hospital Payment Caps Impact on Prices and Spending
Testimony by Christopher Whaley, PhD on the impact of hospital payment caps on prices and spending to the Montana State Legislature, Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee - March 2025
Hospital Payments Caps Impact on Prices and Spending Lessons from the Oregon State Employee Plan
Testimony by Roslyn C. Murray, PhD on hospital payment caps impact on prices and spending submitted to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Nevada State Assembly - March 2025
Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults- Gaps, Challenges, and Solutions
Testimony by Patience Moyo Dow and Francesca Beaudoin on opioid use disorder in older adults submitted to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging - March 2025
A Comprehensive Response to the Fentanyl Crisis Strengthening the Response to Fentanyl Through Public Health Interventions
Testimony by Ju Nyeong Park, Ph.D., M.H.S. on a comprehensive response to the fentanyl crisis to the Senate Judiciary Committee - February 2025
Hospital Payment Caps: Impact on Prices and Spending
Testimony by Roslyn C. Murray, PhD on hospital payment caps impact on prices and spending before the Colorado General Assembly - February 2025
New York State Fair Pricing Act: Findings from Impact Analysis
Legislative briefing by Roslyn C. Murray, PhD to New York State Senators and Assembly members on New York’s Fair Pricing Act and the estimated savings attached to its implementation - February 2025
Related Policy Brief: Estimating Savings from the Fair Pricing Act and Commercial Site-Neutral Payments in New York State
Hospital Payment Caps Impact on Payment and Spending: Lessons from the Oregon State Employee Plan
Testimony by Roslyn C. Murray, PhD on hospital payment caps impact on prices and spending submitted to the House Appropriations Committee of the Washington State Legislature - January 2025
2024 Testimonies & Briefings
Health Care Price Transparency: Opportunities to Lower Costs and Improve Competition: Addendum
Document submitted September 13, 2024, as an addendum to testimony before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging on hospital costs and transparency within the commercial market on July 11, 2024 (see below) - July 2024
Health Care Price Transparency: Opportunities to Lower Costs and Improve Competition
Testimony by Chris Whaley, PhD on hospital costs and transparency within the commercial market before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging - July 2024
Hearing on Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency: Addendum
Document submitted June 27, 2024 as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Protection on June 5, 2024 (see below) - June 2024
Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency
Testimony by Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH on health care consolidation before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights - June 2024
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Price Transparency and Uses of All-Payer Claims Data
Testimony by Chris Whaley, PhD on price transparency and APCDs before the Oregon State Legislature's Senate Committee on Health Care - May 2024
The Collapse of Private Practice: Examining the Challenges Facing Independent Medicine
Testimony by Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health - May 2024
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Private Equity Investment in Physician Practices: Legal and Policy Responses
Remarks by Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH & Presented at “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care” - March 2024