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America's health system is a strategic advantage for our economy and our people, but only if we modernize it with intention while protecting what already works.

Why it matters: Employers cover 180 million Americans. That makes health policy inseparable from workforce strategy, business competitiveness, and economic growth.

• When health policy gets it wrong, the costs fall directly on workers and the businesses that employ them, through higher premiums, reduced coverage options, and lost productivity.

Key takeaways: The U.S. Chamber recently hosted the 2026 Health Summit that united business, policy, and innovation leaders.

• Employer-provided coverage is the system's backbone. Benefit mandates, punitive taxes on health plans, or government-run alternatives would destabilize it—not improve it.
• Innovation must deliver real results. AI, telehealth, and precision medicine hold enormous promise, but only with a regulatory environment built for innovation, adoption, and rollout.
• Prevention pays. Chronic disease management and consumer health strategies embedded in employer plans lower long-term costs for everyone.
• During the event, Protecting Americans’ Coverage Together (PACT) presented the inaugural PACT Award to Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) for his leadership in defending the employer-provided coverage system.

Be smart: Public-private collaboration isn't optional. Businesses build the supply chains, deploy the technology, and provide the coverage. Policymakers set the guardrails. When both sides are at the table, America wins.

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