2007 Dorsey Hughes Symposium

The response to the 2007 Dorsey Hughes Symposium was overwhelmingly positive. The Symposium, held in Beaver Creek, focused on the interest groups driving health care reform – including state and federal governments, consumers, businesses and health care providers.

Highlights of last year’s Symposium include presentations from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose personal journey to improve his own health inspired significant changes in Arkansas’ health programs; Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter who outlined the health policy challenges facing our own state; and Susan Dentzer of PBS’ “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” who summarized the plethora of current policy initiatives under consideration. Of particular note were Wal-Mart Executive Vice President Linda Dillman and Rev. Hurmon Hamilton, Jr. Dillman focused on her company’s little-known emphasis on insurance coverage and other health-related programs Wal-Mart offers its employees, while Rev. Hamilton gave a very inspirational speech about Massachusetts’ grassroots program to provide health insurance for all its citizens.

If you missed last year’s Symposium, you can listen to several outtakes through our Web site’s audio downloads or view the presentation slides used by many of the presenters.

The 2007 Symposium also served as the forum to kick off the Fellows program. The goal of the Fellows Program is to cultivate leaders interested in and willing to work toward improving health and health care in Colorado. Representing business, nonprofit advocates, government and health care providers, 19 individuals were selected to attend the Foundation’s 2007 Symposium.

• 2007 Dorsey Hughes Symposium Agenda
• 2007 Dorsey Hughes Symposium Speakers
• The Colorado Health Foundation’s Fellows Program
• Selected Symposium Audio Broadcasts
• Selected Presentation Slides
• 2007 Symposium Slideshow