Third Annual Health Solutions Summit

On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its third annual Health Solutions Summit, with leading health policy experts joining for an in-depth discussion on ways to curb rising health care costs and the many reforms being considered on Capitol Hill. Over 240 people from various focus areas attended the summit.

Opening remarks were offered by the Committee's Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director, and Anna Bonelli, Director of Health Policy. The event then proceeded to feature two panel discussions on Medicare sustainability and the future of health policy in the 119th Congress. A networking reception followed the event.

Watch the event here and below:

Panel 1: Improving Medicare's Sustainability

Moderator: Josh Gordon, Medicare and Commercial Prices Fellow, Arnold Ventures
James Capretta, Senior Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair, American Enterprise Institute
Leslie Gordon, Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Lawson Mansell, Health Policy Analyst, Niskanen Center

Panel 2: The 119th Congress and the Future of Health Policy

Moderator: Anna Bonelli, Director of Health Policy, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Brian Blase, President, Paragon Health Institute
Liz Jurinka, Health care Policy, The Vistria Group
Allison Orris, Senior Fellow and Director of Medicaid Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Monica Popp, Partner, Marshall & Popp