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Meet the Health Policy Makers |
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Health Reform & the 2008 Elections: |
What’s Ahead for Health Care Access, Delivery and Financing? |
July 10-11, 2008
The Washington Court Hotel
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. |
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Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV (D-W.Va.)
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Congressman Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
Congressman Pete Stark (D-Calif.)
Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
- Top health advisors to the presidential candidates
- Leaders of influential health care organizations
- Health experts from four Washington think tanks
- Health policy experts from California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Vermont
The debate about how to fix the health care system will reach a fever-pitch when the 111th Congress and new President begin their work in January 2009. And the chances of major health system reform will be greater than they’ve been for 15 years, with potentially staggering implications for everyone from patient to payer.
Unlike other conferences, where speakers give their views on what key policy makers may do, on July 10-11 you’ll hear directly from key policy makers themselves.
Join us on Capitol Hill to identify your
organization’s options for 2009 and beyond. Space is limited, so be sure to register today!
Meet the Nation’s Top Health Policy Makers and ... Get Ready for the New Congress and President ... and Health Reforms That Could Have an Enormous Impact on Your Organization
- Universal coverage?
- Medicare for all?
- Mandated benefits?
- Pay or play?
- Value-based insurance?
- Consumer-driven plans?
- Employer mandates?
- Individual mandates?
- State-based solutions?
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Conference Program
| Thursday, July 10 |
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| 7:30-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30-9:15 Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) Ranking Republican,
Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Finance Subcommittee
on Health Care |
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Senator Hatch has been at the center of health care legislative debates since his first election to Congress in 1976. He has worked to improve the Medicare and Medicaid programs and provide increased access to affordable health insurance and new, safe and affordable medicines and dietary supplements. A strong supporter of Health Savings Accounts, Senator Hatch has worked closely with senators on both sides of the aisle, most recently cosponsoring with Senator Wyden a health care Citizens’ Working Group. Few Capitol Hill veterans can offer a clearer picture of where health reform is likely to be heading after the 2008 elections. |
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| 9:15-10:00 Congressman Dave Camp (R-Michigan) Ranking Republican,
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health |
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First elected in 1990 by the people of the 4th Congressional District of Michigan, Congressman Camp enjoyed a rapid rise to prominence. He is now the ranking Republican on the chief House subcommittee on health, where he has worked on numerous health initiatives, including those designed to move the Medicare program towards preventive health care, with legislation such as the Cholesterol Screening Act. In his lead role on the Republican side of the House aisle, Congressman Camp will be a major player in the health reform debates ahead. |
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10:15-11:00 Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV (D-West Virginia), Chairman, Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care |
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A long-time advocate of accessible and quality health care, Senator Rockefeller is recognized as one of Capitol Hill’s strongest champions for health care reform. First elected to the Senate in 1984 after serving eight years as governor of West Virginia, he has had an extensive, distinguished career of fighting to reduce the number of uninsured children and working families, improving health care for seniors and veterans, and fighting for health benefits of retired coal miners and steelworkers. As the chairman of the powerful Senate subcommittee on health, Senator Rockefeller will be instrumental in shaping health reform legislation that emerges in 2009 or beyond. |
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| 11:00-12:00 Reform Perspectives from the Lobby |
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Hear a tightly focused debate on reform alternatives from the top managers of four powerful health associations representing hospitals, health plans, pharma companies and patients ... who will be asked to shed their biases and agendas to tell you what they think is actually going to happen in 2009, depending on who wins the White House, with Congressional majorities of what magnitude.
- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plans
- William D. Novelli, CEO, AARP
- Billy Tauzin, President and CEO, PhRMA
- Richard J. Umbdenstock, President and CEO, American Hospital Association
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| 12:15-1:45 Luncheon Address: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) Member, Senate Finance
Subcommittee on Health Care |
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Since his election to Congress in 1980, Senator Wyden has been an innovative, highly respected Capitol Hill voice on a wide range of health care issues. If enacted, his proposed Healthy Americans Act would guarantee quality, affordable portable health insurance for every single American, and according to independent,
non-partisan sources, would cut health costs by nearly $1.5 trillion over the next decade. Senator Wyden, who will surely be a Senate leader in the reform debates ahead, recently challenged the health care industry to support his legislation, saying: “If your profession decides — as it did in 1993 and 1994 — to go out and spend millions of dollars fighting to preserve the status quo, you may delay reform for awhile but you will increase the likelihood of a government-run health system with no role for the private sector.” |
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With Q&A sessions after each presentation, you’ll
participate in your own hearings on health reform. |
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| 2:00-2:45 Congressman Pete Stark (D-California) Chairman, House Ways
and Means Subcommittee on Health |
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Few if any politicians on Capitol Hill have greater health policy wisdom, experience and clout than the powerful Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. Having represented the 13th Congressional District of California since 1973, Rep. Stark has been an aggressive advocate for universal health coverage for decades. He has presided over major reforms in the Medicare system, including landmark physician self-referral legislation that bears his name, and worked to expand benefits for the 35 million beneficiaries. No health reform proposal will stand much chance of success in 2009 or beyond without the imprint and support of Congressman Pete Stark. |
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| 2:45-3:30 Congressman Charles B. Rangel* (D-New York) Chairman,
House Ways and Means Committee |
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As Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Charles Rangel has jurisdiction over almost every health care issue in the U.S. Congress. Recently reelected to serve the 15th Congressional District of New York for the 19th time, he has nearly four decades of experience molding legislation on Medicare and related reimbursement and policy issues, the children’s health program, AIDS/HIV prevention and funding, and much more. When the 111th Congress convenes in January, Chairman Rangel is expected to be a leading architect of the U.S. health reform agenda.
*Chairman Rangel has agreed to speak at the conference if his schedule permits. |
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| Refreshment Break |
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| 3:45-5:15 Reform Perspectives from the States |
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State capitals are once again leading the way with innovative new measures to increase health coverage for the uninsured and underinsured ... and decrease the growth of ever-rising medical costs. Learn first-hand which
elements of which state reform experiments are likely to impact policy makers in Washington ... or in your own state capital.
- California Herb K. Schultz, senior health policy advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger
- Indiana Lawren Mills, assistant to Governor Daniels and health policy advisor
- Massachusetts Kevin Counihan, chief marketing officer, Commonwealth Health Connector Authority
- Minnesota Scott Leitz, assistant commissioner of health
- Vermont Susan W. Besio, Ph.D., director of health care reform
State reform panelists will identify and discuss the elements of their local reform experiments that could/should be incorporated into a federal reform strategy. The comprehensive conference workbook will include summaries of these and other state initiatives. |
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Conference attendees will receive a comprehensive workbook packed with:
- Summaries of various state reform laws and proposals
- Summaries of federal reform bills introduced in the 110th session of Congress
- Summaries and analysis of the reform proposals of 2008’s presidential candidates
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| Friday, July 11 |
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| 7:30-8:45 Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:45-9:30 Congressman Henry Waxman (D-California) Chairman,
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
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Congressman Waxman has been an outspoken advocate for universal health insurance for decades. One of the nation’s most knowledgeable and influential elected leaders on health issues, he has been a strong supporter of comprehensive Medicare and Medicaid coverage, tobacco regulation, AIDS research and treatment, women’s health research and reproductive rights, and affordable prescription drugs. Having represented the 30th Congressional District of California since 1979, Congressman Waxman has conducted investigations into a wide range of topics from the high cost of prescription drugs to waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting. All roads to health reform will pass through the powerful Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
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| 9:30-10:30 Reform Perspectives from the Think Tanks |
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Hear a lively debate among four veteran health policy think-tankers from different political persuasions, who
are being asked to abandon their personal and organizational political agendas and summarize for conference attendees what they consider to be health reform's most likely scenarios and timetables for 2009 and beyond.
- Karen Davis, Ph.D., president, The Commonwealth Fund
- Jason Furman, Ph.D., senior fellow, Brookings Institution
- Robert E. Moffitt, Ph.D., director, Center for Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
- Thomas Miller, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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| Refreshment Break |
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| 10:45-12:15 Reform Perspectives from the Clinton, McCain
and Obama Campaigns |
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10:45-11:30 Health Reform Plans
Top health policy aides for Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York), John McCain (R-Arizona) and Barack Obama (D-Illinois) have been invited to describe their campaign’s plans and timetables for health reform. Printed materials in your conference workbook will outline the reform plans of the three candidates, and their aides will refer to (but not repeat) these written materials.
- M. Gregg Bloche, JD, MD, advisor to Barack Obama Campaign and Professor of Law, Georgetown Law School
- Doug Holtz-Eakin, senior economic and policy advisor, McCain for President
- Chris Jennings, health policy advisor, Hillary Clinton for President
11:30-12:15 Extended Q&A Period
Aides to the three presidential campaigns will remain for an extended Q&A session to make sure attendees get answers to all of their individual questions about reform proposals under President Clinton, President McCain or President Obama. In addition to issues of basic reform design, you'll get valuable first-hand feedback on issues that are critical to your organization...whether it’s physician reimbursement, FDA drug safety oversight, Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Advantage, new compliance initiatives, electronic health records or anything else on your mind!
Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama have been invited to present their own health reform plans to conference
attendees, but their availability is not known at this time. |
David Randall, Executive Director of the Consumer Driven Health Care Institute (www.cdhci.org) and the newly formed American Health Research and Policy Institute (www.arapi.org), is the Conference Chairman.
Who should attend this unique convocation
of the nation’s top health policy makers and analysts?
Business and financial executives, strategic and product planners, government relations officers, and others whose organizations would be impacted significantly by various health reform options —
- Health Plans
- Hospitals and Hospital Systems
- Medical Group Practices
- Large Purchasers
- Pharmaceutical and Device Manufacturers
- Technology and Solutions Providers
- State and Local Health Officials
- Legal, Accounting and Consulting Advisers to the Health Care Industry
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Hotel Information
The Washington Court Hotel is located on Capitol Hill,
three blocks from the United States Capitol.
The Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-1527
Reservations: 202-628-2100 or 800-321-3010
Rates: Single $249; Double $274
Room rates are subject to a 14.5% D.C. sales tax
Room Cut-off Date: June 9, 2008 |
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Accommodations: A block of rooms at The Washington Court Hotel
has been reserved for conference attendees at the special discount rates above. For room reservations, please call the hotel at the telephone numbers above and mention that you’re with the AIS MEET THE HEALTH POLICY MAKERS conference to take advantage of the discounted room rates. Space is limited, and only reservations made prior to June 9, 2008, are guaranteed to be offered at the discounted rates. Thereafter, hotel reservations will be on an available basis only. Any reservation not guaranteed by a credit card will not be held after 4:00 pm on the day of arrival.
You will receive a confirmation of your registration, including hotel
information and a detailed schedule, by e-mail from AISconferences@aispub.com, as well as by regular mail.
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