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ASPE Health Economics and Policy Forum - October 20, 2026

HHS Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave SW
Washington DC, 20201

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Overview

Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to attend a Health Economics and Policy Forum.

Event Date(s)
Tue, Oct 20 2026, 10 - 11am EDT
Agenda
10:00 am ET

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sam Watters, Counselor, Immediate Office of the HHS Secretary
10:05 am ET

Hospital Provider Tax Reforms: Evidence and Implications
Presentation by Eden Volkov, PhD, HHS ASPE Health Economist
10:15 am ET

Panel Discussion

  • Caprice Knapp, PhD, Principal Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)
  • Brian Blase, PhD, President, Paragon Health Institute 
  • Casey Mulligan, PhD, HHS Chief Economist and Chief Regulatory Officer
10:45 am ET

Audience Q&A
10:55 am ET

Closing Remarks
Cynthia Goss, Deputy Asst. Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Health Policy), Performing the Delegable Duties of the Asst. Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Registration
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