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Business and National Health Care Reform     Email    Printer-Friendly
The Century Foundation, The Commonwealth Fund, and AARP
9/14/2007  8:20 a.m.-2:20 p.m.
National Press Club
View Kaiser Network's transcript of the event here (PDF).
View Presenter John Arensmeyer's PowerPoint Presentation.
View Presenter Bruce Bodaken's PowerPoint Presentation.
View Presenter Francois deBrantes' PowerPoint Presentation.
View Event Program
View the Media Advisory

View video (Quicktime) from Session One here. View Session Two here. View Session Three here. View the Keynote Address here.

At this conference, CEOs of major companies, health benefits leaders, and experts in health care policy will discuss the renewed interest of private sector in health care reform, the challenges to—and prospects for—continued employer-based coverage, and the strengths and weaknesses, from a business perspective, of recent proposals for universal coverage.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Greg Anrig, Jr.,
Vice-President, Policy, The Century Foundation
John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority
Bruce Bodaken, CEO, Blue Shield of California
Francois de Brantes, National Coordinator, Bridges to Excellence
Carl Camden, CEO, Kelly Services
Michael Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc.
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Karen Davis, President, The Commonwealth Fund
Lisa Davis, National Campaign Manager, Divided We Fail (AARP, SEIU, and Business Roundtable)
Robert Galvin, M.D., Director, Global Health, General Electric Corp.
Cheryl Matheis, Director of Health Strategies, Office of Social Impact, AARP
Dallas Salisbury¸President and CEO, EBRI
Michael Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation

The conference is intended to encourage discussion about business and health care reform among a diverse group that includes legislators, congressional staff, journalists, policy experts, and members of the Washington, D.C., business community. Panel topics include “The Business Case for National Health Care Reform,” “Universal Coverage: Lessons from California,” and “Employer Innovations in Health Care.”

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TCF, The Commonwealth Fund, and AARP hosted the "Business and National Health Care Reform" conference.

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Karen Davis, President, The Commonwealth Fund

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John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority

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Bruce Bodaken, CEO, Blue Shield of California

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Cheryl Matheis, Director of Health Strategies, Office of Social Impact, AARP

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(From left to right) Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health; Michael Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation; Francois de Brantes, National Coordinator, Bridges to Excellence

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From left to right) Carl Camden, CEO, Kelly Services; Dallas Sallisbury, President and CEO, EBRI; Michael Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc.

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Michael Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

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Robert Galvin, M.D., Director, Global Health, General Electric Corporation and Karen Davis, President, The Commonwealth Fund
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