A distinguished panel of policy experts and marketplace leaders will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of the future of health care in America, providing a broad perspective on the major issues facing the Obama administration and Congress as they tackle health care reform this year. Among the speakers will be:

Robert Reischauer, The Urban Institute. "Our Fiscal Future and Health Care."

Mark McClellan, The Brookings Institution. "The Pursuit of Quality Health Care through Public-Private Partnerships."

Uwe Reinhardt (invited), Princeton University. "Forging a Path to Increased Access to Health Care."

Paul Ginsburg, The Center for Studying Health System Change. "Strengthening Health System Capacity - Getting the Incentives Right."

Cleve Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. "Transforming Health Care through Payment Reform."

Patrick Geraghty, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. "A Minnesota Experience: Delivering Health Care Value."


The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM), which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, works to improve the health care system by facilitating greater understanding between health policy leaders and marketplace decision makers through both high impact research and dialogue and collaboration between the public and private sectors.