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National Healthcare Reform:
Policy Options and Imperatives

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

Friday, February 23, 2007

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE AGENDA

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

MEDIA ADVISORY

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00–8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30–8:45 Opening Remarks:  Lean J. Leach; Vivian Ho, PhD
8:45-9:45

Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
What Accounts for the Rise in Health Care Spending in the United States?

9:45-10:45 Dana Goldman, PhD
Socioeconomic Health Gradients and the Role of Health Insurance (Updated)
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Roger Feldman, PhD
Consumer Driven Health Plans and Health Care Reform
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:15 Alan M. Garber, MD, PhD
Cost Conscious Coverage
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 David Cutler, PhD
The Value Equation in Health Care
3:30 Closing Remarks:  Vivian Ho, PhD

 

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