Working with Alliance Board member, Mark Rust, Managing Partner of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, and Dr. Suzet McKinney, Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District, the Alliance for Regional Development has identified healthcare as a focus for its third Quarterly Conversation. The Alliance will be hosting a half-day conference to examine health, access and cost in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and how as a mega region we can better understand and tackle healthcare challenges in these changing times. As the Affordable Care Act completes its third year of implementation, we will be examining the current state of healthcare as compared to the previous four full years 2010-2013. Please join us in making a significant contribution toward shaping the healthcare debate and developing policy recommendations for the next Presidential Administration.
Keynote Conversation - Dr. Stephen L. Ondra, M.D., Chief Strategy Officer, Amida Technology Solutions
Dr. Stephen L. Ondra is a board-certified neurological surgeon and national leader who is widely respected for his expertise and achievements in medicine, medical policy, health information technology and innovation. He is considered one of the country’s leading subject matter experts on health care reform. His keen understanding of health care policy and complex health care delivery systems has made him a frequent source of counsel for many of this country’s most influential CEOs, health care executives, and policymakers across government in the United States and internationally.
Keynote Conversation - Jennifer Haberkorn, POLITICO Pro, Journalist often seen on MSNBC
Jennifer Haberkorn is a senior health care reporter for POLITICO Pro. She’s covered the Affordable Care Act since it was being debated in Congress in 2009. Since then, she has written about the law from Capitol Hill, the federal agencies, the courts and outside the Beltway. Before arriving at POLITICO, Haberkorn covered Congress and local business news for The Washington Times. Her work has also appeared in Health Affairs and The New Republic.
Panel Discussions Include:
The State of Health of the People In our Mega Region
Panelists will focus on health outcomes affected by cost and innovation (or unaffected, as the case may be) during the Affordable Care Act period.
The State of Access to Healthcare
Focusing on the degree to which consumers are now insured, and the effect of co-pays and deductibles on access, panelists will provide their perspectives.
The State of Cost
With the good timing in late September/early October of new rates on the state exchanges, a discussion of those exchanges in each of our states will occur.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Jay Bhatt, American Hospital Association, Health Research and Educational Trust
Mike Dallman, UW Health Regional Division
Alejandra Garza, AGG Consulting
Dr. Alan Kumar, Community Care Network, Inc.
Jason Montrie, Land of Lincoln Health
Luvia Quinones, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
Mark Rust, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Kai Tao, Chicago Department of Public Health
Karen Teitelbaum, Sinai Health System
Jennifer Walthall, Indiana Department of Health Services
