Bipartisan Policy Center Inc

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC INTEREST IN RESOLVING CRITICAL ENERGY/NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.

ECONOMIC POLICY - THE ECONOMIC POLICY PROGRAM INCLUDES THE ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY PROJECT, THE IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECT, THE HOUSING PROJECT, THE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT, THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT, AND THE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING INITIATIVE:ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECTTHE ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT'S WORK RESPONDS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY BY STRENGTHENING RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PERSONAL SAVINGS, PROMOTING A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT BEST SERVES MAIN STREET BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS, SECURING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE, SUPPORTING BROAD ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MANAGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF LIVING, AND DEALING WITH OUR NATION'S EXPLODING DEBTINFRASTRUCTURE POLICY PROJECTCOMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FACE A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOMES AND A GROWING NEED TO REPAIR, REPLACE, AND MODERNIZE THEIR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING POLICYMAKERS RESPOND WITH BIPARTISAN AND CONSENSUS-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, WORKING TO ENSURE EVERY FAMILY HAS A DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOME AND ACCESS TO JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES.IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECTBPC'S IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECT FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, ENHANCING FLEXIBILITY, PROMOTING FAIRNESS, AND ALIGNING WITH AMERICA'S NEEDS AND VALUES.HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTBPC IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY, INCENTIVIZE IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND REDUCE EQUITY GAPS, WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT THE POSTSECONDARY SYSTEM IS BROADLY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY AMERICAN AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A POSITIVE RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT.

ENERGY - THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION AROUND ENERGY IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. AS THE UNITED STATES HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED ITS PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS, THE COSTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ALSO DECLINED SHARPLY. THE BPC ENERGY TEAM IS FOCUSED ON GENERATING AND ADVOCATING PRAGMATIC CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH A BROAD SET OF STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS FROM DIVERSE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES.

HEALTH - THE HEALTH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE PROJECT, THE HEALTH INNOVATION INITIATIVE AND THE PREVENTION INITIATIVE:THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE PROJECT BPC IS INTENSIFYING ITS EFFORTS TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO POLICYMAKERS AND TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE AND POLITICALLY VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES. BPC HAS CONVENED A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LEADING NATIONAL HEALTHPOLICY EXPERTS TO IDENTIFY A PATH FORWARD FOR A CONSENSUS APPROACH TO IMPROVING HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE PROJECT FOCUSES ON COVERAGE AND ACCESS TO CARE, DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM, COST CONTAINMENT, CHRONIC AND LONG-TERM CARE, AND RURAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.PREVENTION INITIATIVEBPC'S PREVENTION INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PREVENTION, UPSTREAM DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR BOTH PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. IN 2020 AND 2021, THE PREVENTION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES OF OUR TIME THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OPIOID ADDICTION EPIDEMIC AND THE OBESITY CRISIS.