October 2, 2008
8:00am - 2:00pm
Salt Lake City Downtown Hilton
255 So. West Temple

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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

• Representative David Litvack

• Dr. Robert Huefner, Professor Emeritus, The University of Utah

• 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)