The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Medicare will convene members of the government, health systems, medical community, beneficiary advocates to debate the significant changes that Medicare has been facing since its creation.

As the enrollment of Part D ends on May 15, 2006, this conference is not only timely but essential, as health care leaders convene to discuss the challenges of bringing results, data and practical strategies for improving the quality of care in these times of tumultuous change within Medicare.

This event will feature executive panel discussions and keynote presentations on:

• Enrollment Results of Medicare part D -- Key factors and future strategies
• Marketing Medicare Part D -- Overcoming the challenges of reaching 43 million people
• Beneficiaries Perspective -- Market receptivity and response
• Chronic Care Program for a MA Population -- New Initiatives
• Forecasting Medicare's Financial Outlook – 10 – 20 years later
• Role of Pay-for-Performance within Medicare
• Impact of Medicare part D on Hospitals - Providers fears and risks
• Dual Eligibles -- Coordinating prescription drug coverage
• Value of Health care Information Exchange and EMR

Innovative strategies and thought provoking discussions dealing with the dynamic issues facing Medicare today will be addressed by some of the nation's most influential thinkers in Medicare:

Executive Faculty to Date
Kenneth Arruda Director Senior Market Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts	Barbara G. Benevento Group Vice President Senior Markets Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
George Bennett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Health Dialog	Abby Block Director, Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Kim Brown, CLU, CASL Life/Health Product Management State Farm	Michael F. Cannon Director of Health Policy Studies CATO Institute
Michael Chernew Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Co-Editor, The American Journal of Managed Care	Darlene C. Collins Managing Director Psilos Group Managers
Peter B. Collis, MD, MPH Medical Director United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds	Marcia R. Conley Director Marketing and Provider Communications Highmark, Inc.
Mary Daschner, RPh Vice President and General Manager, Medicare Medco Health Solutions, Inc.	Beverly J. Everett, MD, FACP Medicare Health Support Medical Director CIGNA Medicare Health Support
Peter Fagan Director of Research Johns Hopkins Health Care	Richard S. Foster Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Maria A. Friedman, DBA Senior Advisor, Office of e-Health Standards and Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Pamela K. Fromelt Vice President of Government Programs LifeMasters
Marsha R. Gold, Sc.D. Senior Fellow Mathematica Policy Research	Bruce Gordon Senior Vice President Moody's Investors Service
John K. Gorman President And CEO Gorman Health Group	Lynne Gross President Senior Market, Central Region Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Mark Hamelburg Director, Employer Policy and Operations Group, Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Bruce Hamory, MD EVP, Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger Health System
Robert M. Hayes President and General Counsel Medicare Rights Center	Paul Heldman Director, Senior Health Care Policy Analyst CitiGroup Investment Research
Julianne Howell, Ph.D. Project Officer, Division of Chronic Care Improvement Programs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Gary Jacobs Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Universal American Financial Corporation
Cara Jareb, FSA, MAAA Director of Retiree Medical Consulting Watson Wyatt Worldwide	Dawn Hawkins Johnson, RN, MSN Team Leader, Regional Programs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Randall S. Krakauer, MD, MBA National Medical Director, Retiree Markets Aetna	Keitha Lackey Director of Sales, Consumer and Commercial Market, Horizon Blue
Gail Levenson, RPh, CDE, CGP Director, Clinical Programs and Initiatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association	Linda M. Magno Director, Medicare Demonstrations Group Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Janet Marchibroda Chief Executive Officer eHealth Initiative and Foundation	Donald Marron Acting Director Congressional Budget Office
Shelby Marshall Director Critical Care Systems	Christopher D. McFadden, CFA Managing Director, Senior Equity Analyst Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Peggy McNamara Senior Policy Advisor AHRQ	Eric T. Michael, PharmaD., BCNP, MBA Principal Mercer Health & Benefits
Mark E. Miller, Ph.D Executive Director Medicare Payment Advisory Commission	Dr. Michael Montijo Senior Vice President of Government Operations Healthways
Douglas T. Myers, M.B.A., C.P.A. Chief Financial Officer / Senior Vice President of Finance Children's Hospital & research Center Oakland, CAL	Patricia Neuman, SCD Director Medicare Policy Project, Vice President Kaiser Family Foundation
Leslie Norwalk Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Wayne Rosenberger Senior Vice President, Healthcare Markets Harte Hanks
John Rother Director of Policy and Strategy AARP	Thomas R. Saving, PhD Senior Fellow NCPA Director, Private Enterprise Research Center Texas A&M; University
Robert Seidman, PharmD., MPH Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer WellPoint Inc.	Kim E. Sorget Vice President of Provider Contracting and Pharmacy Services Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Barry M. Straube, MD CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director, Office of Clinical Standards & Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Terri A. Swanson Vice President CIGNA Senior Care
Bruce C. Vladeck, PhD President University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA Vice President, Care Management Services McKesson Health Solutions
David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States Government of Accountability Office	Gail R. Wilensky, PhD Economist and Senior Fellow Project Hope
Roger L. Williams, MD Executive Vice President & CEO U.S. Pharmacopeia