Business Executives Discuss National Health Care Reform at Conference Sponsored by The Century Foundation, with support from The Commonwealth Fund, and AARP.The Century Foundation
WHAT: "Business and National Health Care Reform"
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.
WHEN: September 14(th), 2007, 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14(th) Street at F, N.W., Washington, DC
Ballroom, 13th Floor
SPEAKERS
INCLUDE: 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
Robert Galvin, M.D., Director, Global Health, General
Electric Corp.
Greg Anrig, Jr., Vice President for Policy
Cheryl Matheis, Director of Health Strategies, AARP
Dallas Salisbury, President and CEO, EBRI
Michael Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation
CONTACT: Laurie Ahlrich, ahlrich@tcf.org or (212) 452-7722
The conference is intended to encourage discussion about business and healthcare 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 California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). ," and "Employer Innovations in Health Care." There is no cost for attending this conference. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. is required. The Century Foundation conducts public policy research and analyses of economic, social, and foreign policy issues, including inequality inequality, in mathematics, statement that a mathematical expression is less than or greater than some other expression; an inequality is not as specific as an equation, but it does contain information about the expressions involved. , retirement security, election reform, media studies, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , and international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" . The foundation produces books, reports, and other publications, convenes task forces and working groups, and operates seven informational Web sites. With offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Washington, D.C., The Century Foundation is nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. and nonpartisan non·par·ti·san adj. Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions. and was founded in 1919 by Edward A. Filene. |
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