Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector: Reaching a Common Understanding Melinda B. Buntin Michael E. Chernew Irene Papanicolas Marilyn Bartlett Andrew Feher Erin C. Fuse Brown Sneha Kannan April 30, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20260406.407758/full/?utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--3dnZlROLQEi9ggOKFo3QFfGg2vKMKPuqu_e3oby1I3X0Xbffj2_fuSITMuCGfr9vTPRsvyZ23uSEUHmn4OZ9ldYWz0A&_hsmi=413338267&utm_content=briefing&utm_source=hasu Join us on April 30 for a free virtual event exploring how provider prices affect commercial health care spending; the key factors that drive rising hospital prices; and how stakeholders are translating evidence into policy and market interventions. Moderators and speakers include: Melinda Buntin, Johns Hopkins University Michael Chernew, Harvard University Irene Papanicolas, Brown University Marilyn Bartlett, The National Academy for State Health Policy Andrew Feher, California Department of Health Care Access and Information Sneha Kannan, University of Pittsburgh Zachary Levinson, Kaiser Family Foundation Erin-Fuse Brown, Brown University