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Day 3

Tuesday April 18, 2006

Employer And CFO Summit

Sponsored by:

8:00 am

Keynote Address: Perspectives from Leading Purchasers

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Keynote Address "Wiring the Nation"

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Managing Health Care and Retiree Costs Through Cost-Sharing and Employee Engagement

Assessment of the impact of major US corporations’ inability to sustain increasing health care costs
Short-term and long-term fixes for employers to compete under increasing benefits expenses

Moderator

	Tracy Bahl CEO Uniprise View Biography


	Robert Galvin MD Director, Global Health Care General Electric View Biography

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Demanding More from Health Care: Manufacturers' Agenda for Change

Why has health care been absent from the cycle of continuous quality and value improvement manufacturers know so well?
What changes will NAM members seek to help create a more responsive health care system?
Announcement of the NAM’s new Health Care Taskforce



	John Engler President and CEO National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) former Governor, State of Michigan View Biography

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

LUNCHEON WITH EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION SERIES IN EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Sustainability of Employer-Sponsored Health Care

Domestic pressures and international competition impacting U.S. competitiveness
Entitlement programs’ impact on employers of cost-shifting from Medicare and Medicaid
Practical solutions including CMS setting the bar for quality (e.g. CMS’ hospitalcompare site)
Immigration and other solutions to increase US workforce to help pay Medicare cost forecasts
Review of aggregate data on payments by private payers and underpayments from Medicare and Medicaid

Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO
US Chamber of Commerce

View Biography

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

NETWORKING BREAK IN EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Keynotes: Corporate CEO Panel - Perspectives from Leading Purchasers

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Keynote Address "Innovation vs. Access"

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm

Keynote Address "Consumer Choice"

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

GALA RECEPTION IN EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

INVITATIONAL EMPLOYER DINNER

Wednesday April 19, 2006

Sponsored by:

7:00 am - 7:45 am

BREAKFAST IN EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Keynote Address "Leading Change"

9:00 am - 9:45 am

Executive Seminar Series

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Driving Enterprise Value Through Healthcare Investments for Employees

Creating a culture of health for your stakeholders
Developing employee and shareholder value
Driving employee satisfaction and engagement
Using incentives to drive healthy behaviors

Michael Critelli
Chairman and CEO
Pitney Bowes

View Biography

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Ceasefire on Healthcare

John B. Breaux
(D-LA) former U.S. Senator;
Senior Counsel, Patton Boggs LLP

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

LUNCHEON WITH EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION SERIES IN EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

World Health Care Congress Awards Ceremony

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Impact on the U.S. Economy

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm

Closing Keynote Address "The Politics of Health Care"

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