UIR 2008 Annual Summit
The
Office of
the Governor
of the State
of Utah,
the Health
System Reform
Task Force
of the Utah
Legislature,
and the
Utah Intergovernmental
Roundtable
invite
you
to
A
discussion
of Utah’s
health system
reform:
Issues,
Implementation,
and Impact
October
2, 2008
8:00am - 3:00pm
Salt Lake City
Downtown
Hilton
255 So. West
Temple
Speakers
will include:
Local
Key Players
. . .
- Governor
Jon Huntsman
Jr.
- Representative
David
Clark,
co-chair
of Health
System
Reform
Task Force
- Senator
Sheldon
Killpack,
co-chair
of Health
System
Reform
Task Force
- Gregory
P. Poulsen,
Senior
Vice President
for Intermountain
Healthcare
National
Experts
. . .
- Edmund
F. Haislmaier,
an expert
in health
care policy
and markets
at
The
Heritage
Foundation
who frequently
assists
federal
and state
lawmakers
in designing
health
reform
proposals
and legislation
- Dr.
Len Nichols,
a
healthcare
economist
and Director
of the
Health Policy
Program
at the
New America
Foundation. His
background
in health
system
reform
is extensive,
and his
research
primarily
focuses
on expanding
health
insurance
coverage, reining
in costs, and
improving the
overall
efficiency
of the
health
care system.
- Dennis
G. Smith,
the former
director
of the
federal
Center
for Medicaid
and State
Operations
including
the State
Children's
Health
Insurance
Program
(S-CHIP)
- Michael
Tanner,
a Senior
Fellow
with Cato
Institute.
His research
covers
a variety
of domestic
issues,
with particular
emphasis
on health
policy.
Prior
to joining
Cato,
he served
as director
of research
of the
Georgia
Public
Policy
Foundation
and as
legislative
director
for the
American
Legislative
Exchange
Council
(ALEC)
Register
here for
the 2008
Summit
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