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The Supreme Court has ruled. Are you ready for change?

Join the Central Penn Business Journal and industry experts as we look ahead to the future of health care.

Our keynote speaker is author, lecturer and strategist, Jeff Goldsmith, one of the nation's foremost health industry analysts. In his session he will address what medical practices, hospitals and health insurers will look like in the future, how technology will impact the delivery of health care and the new challenges facing employers.

Agenda

8:00 – 8:30am
Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40am
Welcome Remarks

8:40 – 9:00am
Health Care Topics in the News--Other than the Affordable Care Act
David Vassilaros, Director, Health Care Reform & Regulatory Affairs, Capital BlueCross

9:00 – 10:00am
Executive Briefing
Panelists:
Health Care Reform and Business Impact
Joanne Corte Grossi, MIPP, Regional Director, Region III, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Erica Dowell, Outreach Manager/Network Coordinator, Small Business Majority

Health Care Reform and Hospital Impact
Carolyn F. Scanlan, President & CEO, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

The Future of Medicare
Nancy B. O'Connor, BSN, RN, MHSA, Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Region III, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Payer/Provider Models in the Future
Representative from Highmark Blue Shield

10:00 – 10:15am Break

10:15 – 11:15am
Keynote Address—The Future of Health Care
Jeff Goldsmith, Ph.D., President, Health Futures, Inc.