Health Savers Initiative

The Health Savers Initiative is a collaborative project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Arnold Ventures, and the West Health Policy Center which works to identify bold and concrete policy proposals to make health care more affordable for the federal government, businesses, and households.

The purpose of the Health Savers Initiative is to develop policy-ready options that will lower health care costs economy-wide, reduce the cost of health care and its impact on families, and save money for the federal government. For each option, we produce an issue brief along with federal budget and national health expenditure impact scores. The option presented in each brief is meant to be just one of many, but we incorporate specifications and savings estimates so policymakers can weigh costs and benefits, and gain a better understanding of whatever health savings policies they choose to pursue.

Several initial options briefs will be published before the end of 2020.

The project is led by Josh Gordon, Director of Health Policy at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. 

Health Savers Initiative Products:

Release: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and West Health Launch Health Savers Initiative

Launch Event: Opportunities for Lowering Health Care Costs

The project launched on November 21, 2019 with an event that discussed current proposals and new ideas to slow the growth of health care spending, including a discussion of high prescription drug prices, surprise medical billing, and the rising cost of health care for families, businesses, and the federal governmen.

We were joined by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and committee member Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). Our event also featured two panels of experts.

More Health Policy Products:

• Committee for a Repsonsible Federal Budget
• West Health Policy Center
• Arnold Ventures

More from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

• The President's Budget Saves Medicare $600 Billion While Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs
• How to Reduce Health Costs By $900 Billion
• Senate Finance Prescription Drug Bill Would Reduce Deficits by $100 Billion
• Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reduce Health Care Costs
• Bipartisan Recommendations to Reduce Health Spending from Brookings and AEI
• Thoughtful Deficit Reduction in the President’s Budget
• Momentum for Lower Drug Prices Emerging