|
The speakers and agenda for the Oregon Health Summit 2008 include:
8 a.m.
State Sen. Jackie Winters - Welcome and introductions
8:25 a.m.
Andrew Dyke, Ph.D., economist, ECONorthwest
The economic realities facing health care reform in Oregon
Arnold Milstein, M.D., medical director, Pacific Business Group on Health, and chief physician, Mercer Health & Benefits
Cows and clinical efficiency breakthrough
9:10 a.m.
Barney Speight, executive director, Oregon Health Fund Board
The framework SB 329 and the point of departure: What will be the intersection of public and private efforts?
Bruce Goldberg, M.D., director, Oregon Department of Human Services
Oregon and federal health policy: It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future
10 a.m.
Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon
Beyond Measure 50: What’s our collective responsibility for children’s health in Oregon?
10:20 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Jeff Kruse, state senator, co-owner of Kruse Farms, and panel moderator
Joe Robertson, M.D., president, Oregon Health & Science University
Ron Maurer, state representative and co-owner of Rogue River Health Clinic
Faye Melius, R.N., M.S., Oregon Council of Associate Degree Programs, and chair of associate degree nursing programs at Linn Benton Community College
[Panel] Workforce development and labor shortages: How public and private partnerships are developing to create more medical training opportunities in Oregon
11:15 a.m.
Rick Ramsay, vice president for state affairs, America’s Health Insurance Plans
Helen Flaherty Luce – former primary staff for Massachusetts reform legislation, and senior policy advisor for government relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Mark Wallace, M.D. – vice chair of Colorado’s 208 Commission, and president of the North Colorado Health Alliance
Brent Barnhart – senior counsel for government relations, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
[Panel] Reform Nation: The view from outside
12 p.m.
Lunch and networking
12:30 p.m.
Joe Quinn, senior director of state healthcare policy, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
[Keynote] Healthy Wal-Mart: Building public and private partnerships through expanded coverage for employees and increased access for customers in Oregon communities
1:15 p.m.
Steve Gregg, health policy leader, co-founder of the Oregon Health Assessment Project, and panel moderator
Alan Bates, D.O., state senator and practicing physician
Alisha Hopper, executive director, Central Oregon Health Collaborative
Leslie Frane, executive director, SEIU Local 503 OPEU
J. Bart McMullan, Jr., M.D., president, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Clifford Sanford, M.D., family practitioner, rural physician
[Panel] Tough questions on universal coverage
|