Part 1: The Impact of Health Care Costs on Economic Well-Being | National Press Club

How do our national health care policies affect Americans’ economic well-being? On October 11, the Mercatus Center hosted an event at the National Press Club with a bi-partisan group of health policy experts to discuss how existing health care policies affect earnings, labor force participation, economic growth and other measures of economic well-being. Introduction and Overview: William Beach, Vice President for Policy Research, Mercatus Center Robert J. Samuelson, Columnist, The Washington Post Panel 1: Effects of Health Care Policy on Economic Growth and Well-Being Opening Remarks: Jason Furman, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Panelists: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities James C. Capretta, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Matt Fiedler, Chief Economist, Council of Economic Advisers Moderator: Charles Blahous, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center Watch part 2:    • Part 2: The Impact of Rising Health Care C...   Learn more about the event: https://www.mercatus.org/events/impac... Stay Connected Facebook:   / mercatuscenter   Twitter:   / mercatus   Email: http://www.mercatus.org/newsletters