 Agenda
The 2009 Colorado Health Symposium
“The New Health Policy Landscape”
July 30 – August 1, 2009
Keystone Resort & Conference Center
Keystone, Colo.
Presented by the Colorado Health Foundation in cooperation with
Health Affairs: A Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
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THE NEW HEALTH POLICY LANDSCAPE: As dismal financial news continues to roll in, some say that meaningful changes to our health care system will have to wait until the economy improves. But in reality, the recession is actually adding urgency to the new administration’s plans for comprehensive health care reform with the stimulus bills and the proposed 2010 budget including billions in new health care spending.
The 2009 Colorado Health Symposium will offered a real-time look at the proposals to fix health care, providing a variety of perspectives on the major themes of these current efforts.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The “Uncle Sam Plan” – An Affordable Choice for Americans or Unfair Competition?
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Overview
David Livingston, Chairman, the Colorado Health Foundation |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Morning Session Moderator:
Susan Dentzer (Bio)
Editor-in-Chief
Health Affairs
Presentation |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Len Nichols, PhD (Bio)
Director, Health Policy Program
New America Foundation
Presentation |
| 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. |
Jeff Lemieux (Bio)
Senior Vice President
America's Health Insurance Plans
Presentation |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. |
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH (Bio)
Associate Professor of Medicine and
Co-Director, General Internal Medicine Fellowship
Harvard Medical School
Presentation |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. |
Panel Discussion |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (Bio) |
| 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. |
Lunch Session |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Introductions
David Livingston, Chairman, the Colorado Health Foundation
Keynote
Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD (Bio)
James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics
Princeton University
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| 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions – Quandary Peak Rooms
The Built Environment and Preventing Obesity
How can communities implement programs to reduce obesity and increase physical activity?
Moderator: James F. Sallis, PhD (Bio) – Professor of Psychology and Director, Active Living Research, San Diego State University
Panelists:
John Desmond (Bio) – Vice President, Urban Planning and Environment, Downtown Denver Partnership Gideon Berger, AICP (Bio) – Senior City Planner, City and County of Denver, Department of Community Planning & Development Susan Powers – President, Urban Ventures LLC Merrick Weaver (Bio) – Executive Director, Partnerships for Healthy Communities
Additional panelist to be confirmed.
Defining Affordable and Adequate Coverage
Two recent studies on affordability and adequacy illustrate what happens when coverage is not enough. Learn what the Colorado Legislature and Centennial Care Advisory Committee are doing to address the issues.
Moderator: Grant Jones (Bio) – Founder and Executive Director, Center for African American Health, and Board Member, the Colorado Health Foundation
Panelists:
Christy Blakely (Bio) – Executive Director, Family Voices Elizabeth Feder (Bio) – Health Policy Analyst, Colorado Center on Law and Policy Pete Leibig (Bio) – CEO, Clinica Family Health Services Rep. Jim Riesberg (Bio) – Colorado State Representative, House District 50, and Chair of Health and Human Services Barb Yondorf (Bio) – President, Yondorf & Associates
Recommended Reading:
Creating an Integrated Delivery System
What will it take to integrate our health care system and what's already working in Colorado?
Moderator: W. Ben Vernon, MD (Bio) – President, Colorado Medical Society
Panelists:
Carol Beasley (Bio) – Project Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Julie Schilz, BSN, MBA (Bio) – Manager, Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative Stephanie Thomas (Bio) – Chief Operating Officer, Denver Health Dick Thompson (Bio) – Executive Director and CEO, Quality Health Network
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| 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Reception:
A Conversation & Book Signing with T.R. Reid (Bio) – Arapahoe Room, Keystone Lodge
Washington Post correspondent and author of The Healing of America, A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper & Fairer Healthcare
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Controlling Health Care Costs – Making the Tough Choices
| 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Anne Warhover, President and CEO, the Colorado Health Foundation |
| 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. |
Morning Session Moderator:
Gov. Richard D. Lamm (Bio)
Co-Director, Institute for Public Policy, University of Denver |
| 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. |
Lenny Mendonca, MBA (Bio)
Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Presentation resources
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| 9:10 – 9:40 a.m. |
Brent C. James, MD, MStat (Bio)
Chief Quality Officer and Executive Director
Institute for Health Care Delivery Research
Presentation file |
| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Jon M. Kingsdale, PhD (Bio)
Executive Director
Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
Presentation |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD, MPP (Bio)
Associate Director
RAND Health
Presentation |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 – 1:45 p.m. |
Lunch Session |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Introductions
James Mejia, Board Member, the Colorado Health Foundation
Keynote
Geoffrey Canada (Bio)
President and CEO
Harlem Children’s Zone
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| 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions – Quandary Peak Rooms
Healthy Schools – A Key to Creating a Culture of Health
A look at how legislation and other efforts, such as school-based health centers, school meal reform and increased physical activity, can improve the health of Colorado students.
Moderator: Elaine Gantz Berman (Bio) – Member, Colorado State Board of Education
Panelists:Rep. Tom Massey, Jr. (Bio) – Colorado State Representative, House District 60 Lois Mitchell (Bio) – President, Orfalea Foundations Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH (Bio) – Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas George Voorhis (Bio) - Superintendent of Montrose School District
Payment Reform to Support Better Care
How should we pay for the care we want? How do we align payment to support integrated, high-quality care?
Moderator: Jay Want, MD (Bio) – President and CEO, Physician Health Partners, LLC
Panelists:François de Brantes (Bio) – CEO, Bridges to Excellence Gregory Reicks, DO (Bio) – Chairman of the Board, Quality Health Network Mimi Roberson (Bio) – President and CEO, Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center Christopher Stanley, MD (Bio) - Sr. Medical Director, United Healthcare of Colorado
The Recovery Package and What It Means for Health Care in Colorado
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: What are the opportunities for Colorado?
Moderator: Cody Belzley (Bio) – Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and Initiatives for Colorado
Panelists:Phyllis Albritton (Bio) – Executive Director, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization John Bartholomew (Bio) – Budget Director, Colorado Dept of Health Care Policy and Financing Steven Holloway (Bio) – Director, Primary Care Office, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Annette Kowal (Bio) – CEO, Colorado Community Health Network
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| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
Reception |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Screening Room – Arapahoe Room, Keystone Lodge
Food, Inc.
Presented by the Denver Film Society. |
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Prevention – In Pursuit of a Healthier America
| 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. |
Remarks and Introductions
Anne Warhover, President and CEO, the Colorado Health Foundation |
| 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. |
Moderator:
Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA (Bio)
Director and County Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Presentation file |
| 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. |
Michael J. Critelli (Bio)
Executive Chairman
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Presentation file |
| 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Julia Graham Lear, PhD (Bio)
Interim Chair, Department of Prevention and Community Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University
Presentation files |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
James F. Sallis, PhD (Bio)
Professor of Psychology
Director, Active Living Research
San Diego State University
Presentation file |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
Panel Discussion |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Closing Remarks |
For more information, please contact: cohealthsymposium@coloradohealth.org
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