The Future of Health Care in America:
A Roundtable Discussion
PowerPoint presentations delivered at the event
Evidence-Based Public Policy: CDHPs and Health Reform
Greg Scandlen
Director
Consumers for Health Care Choices
The Public Plan Option
Peter Fotos
Government Relations Director
The Heartland Institute
Featuring an address by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Opening Reception
6:00 pm
Friday, May 8, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
To be held at
The Milwaukee Athletic Club
758 North Broadway Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Heartland Institute and Consumers for Health Care Choices invite you to an exclusive roundtable discussion addressing The Future of Health Care in America, at the Milwaukee Athletic Club on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8. The roundtable will provide a forum for individuals from varied backgrounds to come together and work through the challenges facing consumer driven health care.
Topics to be discussed:
- The Public Plan Option: Will There Be Room For Consumer-Driven Health Care in Health Reform?
- Hospitals: Will They Remain Competitive?
- Health Information Technology: With it Help or Hurt?
- Health Insurance Exchange: Can the Private Market Do Better?
- Medicare and Medicaid: Is There Room For Entitlement Reform in the Obama Administration?
Please join The Heartland Institute’s policy experts and health care industry leaders to discuss the latest news in consumer driven health care, the new administration’s plans for reform, and research and advocacy in the coming year.
The discussion will be hosted by Peter Fotos, director of government relations for The Heartland Institute. Fotos served for more than eight years in legislative capacities in Washington, DC, most recently as a key advisor to U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC).
Speakers will include:
- Congressman Paul Ryan, a fifth-generation Wisconsin native, born and raised in Janesville. Currently serving his sixth term as a Member of Congress, Ryan is the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, Social Security, health care and trade laws.
- Greg Scandlen, a senior fellow of The Heartland Institute and founder and director of Consumers for Health Care Choices. Scandlen, an accomplished writer, researcher, and public speaker, is one of the nation’s leading experts on health care financing, insurance regulation, and employee benefits.
There is no registration fee for this event, which includes an open bar and hors d’oeuvres Thursday evening and a continental breakfast and box lunch on Friday. Please RSVP to Kristine Esposo, corporate relations manager for The Heartland Institute, at 312/377-4000 or kesposo@heartland.org.
