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

Executive Faculty to Date ˆ Top
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	Charles Boorady Managing Director CitiGroup Investment Research
Kim Brown, CLU, CASL Life/Health Product Management State Farm	Michael F. Cannon Director of Health Policy Studies Cato Institute
Michael E. Chernew Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy University of Michigan	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.
Nadine Craig Senior Vice President Government and Public Affairs UCB	Mary Daschner, RPh Vice President and General Manager, Medicare Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Linda Dunbar, PhD Vice President of Care Management Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health	Richard S. Foster Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Irene Fraser, Ph.D Director, Center for Delivery, Organization and Market AHRQ	Maria A. Friedman, DBA Senior Advisor, Office of e-Health Standards and Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Bruce Gordon Senior Vice President Moody's Investors Service	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, M.D., FACP Executive Vice President and 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	Donald B. Marron Deputy Director Congressional Budget Office
Shelby Marshall Director Critical Care Systems	Eric T. Michael, PharmaD., BCNP, MBA Principal Mercer Health & Benefits
Mark E. Miller, Ph.D Executive Director Medicare Payment Advisory Commission	Michael F Montijo, MD, MPH, FACP Senior Vice President, Government Operations American Healthways, Inc.
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
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	Sam Srivastava Chief Medicare Officer Health Net
Barry M. Straube, MD Acting Director & Chief Clinical Officer, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Terri A. Swanson Vice President CIGNA Senior Care
Bruce Vladeck, PhD Principal, East Coast Director Ernst & Young	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