Past Events

Work-in-Progress: Michael Darden and Mariana Socal

Work-in-Progress
Friday, September 1, 2023

Over the last two years, 32 Johns Hopkins scholars have presented their early-stage research to our multidisciplinary audience. In that time, the WIP series has become a community platform for Johns Hopkins affiliated researchers to learn about the exciting business of health research occurring across campus. We hope you will consider attending the WIP series regularly.

The 2nd Health Care Markets Conference

Thursday, May 18, 2023

The health care market landscape in the United States has changed rapidly in the past several years, requiring an integrated perspective to understand the complex interaction between choices at the micro level and the shifting regulatory and institutional landscape at the macro level. This two-day conference provides a forum for industry leaders, policy analysts, and academic experts to examine how consumer and firm choices, as well as government regulation and policy, shape and transform health care markets.

Still Broken, Mostly Ignored: Long-Term Care Insurance in the U.S.

Webinar
Monday, May 8, 2023

The U.S. market for long-term care insurance has been so broken for so long that it sometimes seems that we’ve collectively decided it’s not fixable. Yet the need is acute. The U.S. population is living longer and tens of millions will need long term care, whether at home or in a nursing home (which costs more than $90,000 a year). Yet only about one in ten families have long-term care insurance, which is expensive. Much of the caregiving as well as the financial burden falls on family members; and families deplete assets, ending up on Medicaid. Watch the recording for a conversation on possible solutions – and how to re-ignite a conversation about them.

Understanding the Nursing Crisis, From Every Angle

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Nursing faces critical issues, resulting in the current nursing crisis. How do we understand the nuances impacting the profession, build mutual understanding, and find solutions? The panelists represent varied perspectives across the nursing workforce. They will address the impacts of the shortage, strategies for addressing it, and the role of policy in solutions.