{"id":3936,"date":"2024-10-25T10:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/?post_type=acs_events&#038;p=3936"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:31:59","slug":"the-fralin-biomedical-research-institute-maury-strauss-distinguished-public-lecture-series-3","status":"publish","type":"acs_events","link":"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/events\/the-fralin-biomedical-research-institute-maury-strauss-distinguished-public-lecture-series-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>How Big Med Drives Rising Healthcare Costs and What to Do Abou<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>t It<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vivian Ho, Ph.D.<\/strong><br><em>James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics<br>Baker Institute for Public Policy<br>Rice University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The costs of employer-provided health insurance have more than tripled in the past 25 years, consuming an ever larger share of American workers\u2019 take-home pay. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feb. 20, 2025<br>5:30 &#8211; 6:30 pm<br>Room M203, 2 Riverside Circle, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join virtually via <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiatech.zoom.us\/j\/89350646999#success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/fbri.vtc.vt.edu\/events\/maury-strauss-distinguished-public-lectures\/2024-25\/2025-02-20-ho.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/fbri.vtc.vt.edu\/events\/maury-strauss-distinguished-public-lectures\/2024-25\/2025-02-20-ho.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3938,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3936","acs_events","type-acs_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series - Blue Ridge Partnership Health Science Careers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/events\/the-fralin-biomedical-research-institute-maury-strauss-distinguished-public-lecture-series-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series - Blue Ridge Partnership Health Science Careers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How Big Med Drives Rising Healthcare Costs and What to Do About It Vivian Ho, Ph.D.James A. 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