Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Western Michigan University - Grand Ballroom B
200 Ionia Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
8:00 am Opening Remarks
Lauren Chrissos, vice president, The Heartland Institute
8:05 am A Primer on Consumer-Driven Health Care
Michael Raupp, consultant
Jim Gilbert, Creative Benefit Systems
PowerPoint Presentation
Dominic Siciliano, Agent Alliance
8:45 am Protecting the Doctor - Patient Relationship
Mark O’Brien, MD
PowerPoint Presentation
9:15 am How Consumer-Driven Health Care Can Save Big Bucks
Jim Porterfield, health care/HSA policy analyst
Robert L. Hughes, Advantage Benefits Group
PowerPoint Presentation
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Public Option: How Legislation in Washington Will Affect Your Health Care
Greg Scandlen, director, Consumers for Health Care Choices
PowerPoint Presentation
11:00 am An Update from the Front Lines
The Hon. Jack Hoogendyk, former Michigan State Representative
Jack McHugh, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Scott Hagerstrom, Americans for Prosperity
11:55 am Closing Remarks
There is no registration fee for this event, which includes a continental breakfast.
Please RSVP to Robin Knox, project manager for Consumers for Health Care Choices, at 312-377-4000 or rknox@heartland.org.
