Health Care
America has the most advanced health care in the world, in large part due to private sector-led innovation and employer-sponsored healthcare coverage.
While Americans benefit tremendously from ongoing advancements in bioscience, technology, and care, we continue to wrestle with the challenge of making quality health care more affordable, more accessible, and more reliable for all Americans. At the U.S. Chamber, we’re pushing for value-based healthcare solutions that reduce costs and reward quality outcomes.
Medical Innovation Means Americans are Living Longer, Better Lives
But price controls on medicines could put this progress at risk.
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Our Work
The U.S. Chamber is promoting effective private sector solutions to our health care challenges. These solutions will help control costs, expand access, and improve the quality of care. We support policy that strengthens the employer-based model of coverage, through which 180 million Americans receive—and overwhelmingly like—their health care.
Events
- Workforce2026 Military Spouse Employment SummitThursday, May 2110:00 AM EDT - 02:30 PM EDTHybridLearn More
- TechnologyAI + Work (Talent Forward 2026)Wednesday, May 2708:15 AM EDT - 05:30 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Chambers of Commerce2026 Midwest InstituteSunday, May 31 - Thursday, June 0410:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDTHybridLearn More
Latest Content
- The 2026 Health Summit united business, policy, and innovation leaders around a shared agenda: modernizing America's health system as a strategic economic asset through employer-led coverage, responsible innovation, and stronger public-private collaboration.Employer-provided coverage powers healthcare innovation for 180 million Americans through market-driven agility, personalized benefits, and faster adoption of breakthrough solutions than government programs.Decades of U.S. medical innovation have cut breast cancer deaths by 44% and generated $25 trillion in health and economic value, but proposed foreign price controls risk undermining the research pipeline that made these gains possible.Discover how employer-provided coverage boosts economic productivity, reduces absenteeism, and strengthens workforce performance.Rising healthcare costs across statesNew analysis highlights the human and economic impact of medical breakthroughs as policymakers consider harmful MFN‑style pricing controlsBut price controls on medicines could put this progress at risk.The report highlights the extraordinary societal and economic value of American medical innovation, which is saving lives, fueling economic growth, and delivering unparalleled returns on investment over a 30-year horizon.The U.S. cannot afford to adopt policies that stifle the very innovation that saves lives.
