Driving Lower Health Care Costs through Litigation

Explore how strategic litigation serves as a powerful tool to combat anticompetitive practices and reduce healthcare costs in this conference talk from The Aspen Institute. Discover the hundreds of lesser-known lawsuits moving through courts that have the potential to reshape power dynamics within the healthcare ecosystem, beyond the high-profile cases Americans typically hear about regarding reproductive rights and the Affordable Care Act. Learn how courts are increasingly becoming the final arbiters in critical healthcare matters including hospital consolidation, surprise medical billing, drug pricing, and access to care. Understand the diverse roles that various stakeholders—including attorneys, researchers, policymakers, businesses, and philanthropies—can play in leveraging litigation to create a more affordable, accessible, and competitive healthcare system that benefits families, employers, and taxpayers. Gain insights into how legal strategies can serve as effective counterweights to market practices that drive up healthcare costs and limit competition.