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2009 NHPC: Agenda & Presentations

Monday, February 2

Webcasts of Selected Sessions 

8:00—9:00 a.m.
Breakfast, Registration

9:00—10:30 a.m.
Administration Plenary
Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Director White House Office of Health Reform

11:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

1. The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
Moderator:
Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania
Speakers:
John Castellani, Business Roundtable
Sherry Glied, Columbia University
Peter Lee, Pacific Business Group on Health

2. Creating a Health Care System
Moderator:
Bob Berenson, Urban Institute
Speakers:
Glenn Steele, Geisinger Health System
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Paul Wallace, The Permanente Federation, LLC
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3. The Impact of Health Care Reform on Public Programs
Moderator:
Cindy Mann, Georgetown University
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Speakers:
Stuart Butler, The Heritage Foundation
Glenn Hackbarth, MedPAC
Ann Clemency Kohler, NASMD
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12:30—2:00 p.m.
Lunch Plenary
Steve Burd, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, Safeway
PDF Handout of Slides

2:00—3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

1. State Lessons for Health Care Reform
Moderator:
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, AcademyHealth
Speakers:
Kim Belshe, California Health and Human Services
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Jon Kingsdale, Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
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Thomas Oliver, University of Wisconsin
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2. Transforming the Health Care Marketplace
Moderator:
Kevin Schulman, Duke University
Speakers:
John Agwunobi, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
John Bertko
Simon Stevens, Ovations

3. Incorporating Cost into Comparative Effectiveness Research
Moderator:
Michael Chernew, Harvard Medical School
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Speakers:
Gerry Anderson, Johns Hopkins University
Kathy Buto, Johnson & Johnson
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Mark Gibson, Oregon Health and Science University
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Steve Pearson, Institute for Clinical & Economic Review
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4:00—5:00 p.m.
State Plenary

Governor Jim Douglas (R-Vt.)

5:00—5:30 p.m.
HSR Impact Award Presentation

5:30—7:00 p.m.
Reception

Tuesday, February 3

8:00—9:00 a.m.
Breakfast, Registration

9:00—9:45 a.m.
Congressional Plenary
Senator Baucus (D-Mont.)
Representative Becerra (D-Calif.)

9:45—11:00 a.m.
Congressional Staff Plenary
Cybele Bjorklund, House Committee on Ways and Means (majority)
Dan Elling, House Committee on Ways and Means (minority)
Ryan Long, House Committee on Energy and Commerce (minority)
John McDonough, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (majority)
Wendell Primus, Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

11:00—11:30 a.m.
Break

11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

1. How to Finance Health Care Reform
Moderator:
Bob Reischauer, Urban Institute
PDF Handout of Slides
Speakers:
Joe Antos, American Enterprise Institute
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Len Nichols, New America Foundation

2. The Role of Prevention in Health Care Reform
Moderator:
Ken Thorpe, Emory University
Speakers:
Ray Baxter, Kaiser Permanente
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Craig Jones, Vermont Blueprint for Health
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Marsha Lillie-Blanton, George Washington University

3. Strengthening the Health Care Workforce through Policy and Planning
Moderator:
David Goodman, Dartmouth College
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Speakers:
Jack Ebeler, MedPAC
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Darrell Kirch, Association of American Medical Colleges
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Marcia Brand, HRSA

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1:00—3:00 p.m.
Health IT to Improve Health Care
Moderator:
Carol Diamond, Markle Foundation
Speakers:
Mark Frisse, Vanderbilt Center for Better Health
Blackford Middleton, Partners HealthCare System
Farzad Mostashari, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Steven E. Waldren, American Academy of Family Physicians

3:00 p.m.
Lunch Plenary: Public Opinion
Joel Benenson, Benenson Strategy Group
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Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies
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4:00 p.m.
Adjourn

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