Health Care Affordability Week of Action
Health Care Affordability Symposium
July 20, 2026 | Washington, DC | 11 AM to 2 PM
On Monday, July 20 at 11:00 am ET, Families USA is hosting an in-person Health Care Affordability Symposium featuring bipartisan speakers including experts from Capitol Hill, Administration officials, think tanks, and consumer and community advocates.
The organization is holding the event during its Health Care Affordability Week of Action to call attentions to America’s long-standing health care affordability crisis that has left millions of families and patients struggling to afford care. As Congress considers new proposals to oversee hospital prices, Medicare Advantage plans, and other policies, now is the time to advance an affordability agenda that will take on unchecked corporate greed — the root cause of this crisis.
![](https://familiesusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SophiaT-AlecA_Speaker-Graphics_Social-Symposium-Invite_-1200-x-1200-px-1.png")
Symposium Agenda
10:30 AM
Doors OpenCoffee, tea served
11:00 AM
Opening RemarksAnthony Wright, Executive Director, Families USA
11:30 AM
Fireside ChatAlec Aramanda, Principal Deputy Director, Center for Medicare, CMS
Sophia Tripoli, Senior Director of Health Policy, Families USA
12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
12:25 PM
Panel: Addressing Costs and Affordability in Medicare Advantage & Drug PricingAfton Cissell, Chief of Staff, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX-37
Dory Finney, Health Policy Advisor, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY-14
Brendan Rose, Government Affairs Director, AARP
*Additional speakers to be announced
1:00 PM
Panel Introductory RemarksCynthia Fisher, Chairman and Founder, Patient Rights Advocate
1:15 PM
Panel: Addressing Costs and Solutions to High Hospital PricingBenedic Ippolito, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Max Seltzer, Health Policy Director, Senator Roger Marshall, R-KS
Jen Taylor, Senior Director of Government Relations, Families USA
Alexandra Spratt, Vice President of Health Care, Arnold Ventures, Moderator
*Additional speakers to be announced
TAKE ACTION
Week of Action
Americans are facing an affordability crisis, with millions forced to make impossible choices between paying for health care and other basic needs. Families USA knows now is the time to advance an affordability agenda, which is why we are holding a Health Care Affordability Week of Action.
Symposium
Join Families USA other advocates on Monday, July 20, from 11 am – 2 pm ET for our Health Care Affordability Symposium at our offices in Washington, D.C.
Registration is first come, first served. Space is limited.
TUESDAY: Digital Day of Action
TOOLKIT
- Coming soon
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: Hill Days
Families USA will be meeting with Members of Congress to advocate for action on legislation to advance health care affordability. We highly encourage partners and advocates to also request meetings with your Members. Our affordability agenda below can serve as a guide for your Member conversations: