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Friday, 16 January 2009 |
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| L-r: Andy Stern of the SEIU, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator Wyden |
As the nation prepared for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, CED, the New America Foundation, and the Better Health Care Together coalition, hosted four events aimed at moving the health care reform debate forward. The day began with
an off-the-record discussion in the Russell Senate Office Building. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined business, labor, and policy experts to frame the complex issues surrounding health care reform. There was general agreement that now is the time for a structural reform of the U.S. healthcare system and that reform could be a key piece of any economic recovery. A briefing for Congressional staff followed and then a luncheon forum on health care reform at the National Press Club. The day ended with a meeting between CED Trustees and members of the Obama transition team.
Speakers
- Charles E.M. Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development; Len Nichols, Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation; Jody Hoffman, Executive Director, Better Health Care Together Coalition
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- Mary Kay Henry, Executive Director, Service Employess International Union
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- Linda M. Dillman, EVP, Benefits and Risk Management, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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- Lenny Mendonca, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Co. [ppt presentation]
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- Matt Miller, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
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- Carl T. Camden, President & CEO, Kelly Services
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- Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO, the Billings Clinic
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- Lois E. Quam, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray
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- Patricia Gabow, MD, CEO, Denver Health
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- Q&A
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[part 2]
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