PRESS RELEASE:
PRESS RELEASE: Integrating Consumer Centric Healthcare For Better Health and Greater Cost Savings
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Regina Amos
Phone: 804.266.7422 X7407
Email: regina@cdhcc.com
Websites: www.cdhcc.com, www.nhwpc.com
Beyond Plan Design to Health Management That Embraces Wellness, Prevention & Fitness

Don't miss your opportunity to hear Newt Gingrich & Mark McClellan, MD, PhD discuss The Next Steps for Consumer-Centric Medicaid Transformation on Monday, May 8th

SAN FRANCISCO CA USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- APRIL 13, 2006: The dialogue around reducing costs and improving health in a consumer-centric healthcare marketplace will take center stage at the Consumer Directed Health Care Conference & Expo (CDHCC) and the co-located National Health Wellness & Prevention Congress (NHWPC), which will convene May 8-10, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Center San Francisco. A new breed of healthcare consumers empowered with greater care and spending decision options are making demands and fueling the debate over the wisdom, the practicality and the need for quality and price transparency and performance based compensation.

Hear industry leaders discuss the impact taking place in the new consumer-driven healthcare arena on Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Turbocharging Consumerism - Pay for Performance & More
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, U.S. Healthcare Thought Leader, Mercer Health & Benefits, Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health; Francois de Brantes, Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives, GE Corporate Health Care and Medical Services Programs; Officer and Director, Bridges to Excellence; Reed Tuckson, MD, Senior Vice President, Consumer Health & Medical Care Advancement, UnitedHealth Group; John Nelson, MD, Immediate Past President, American Medical Association; Neil de Crescenzo, Vice President, Perot Systems
Moderator: Neil Trautwein, Vice President, Employee Benefit Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation

Register Today and Save $200 on your Combo Registration for both conferences and to take advantage of substantial discounts on the conference and travel. You can register online and also find out more information about the conferences by visiting www.cdhcc.com or www www.nhwpc.com.

Monday, May 8th:

CDHCC and NHWPC will share the following Monday Pre-Conference Program featuring Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Administrator, CMS and Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation.

Medicaid/Medicare Workshops for State & Local Health Care Administrators Consumer Centric Medicaid - The Future is NOW

  • The Next Steps for Consumer-Centric Medicaid Transformation - Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation
  • A Vision for a 21st Century Consumer-Centric Medicaid System - Ron Bachman, Healthcare Visions, Inc.; Jim Frogue, Center for Health Transformation
  • Existing State Initiatives Toward Consumer-Centric Medicaid - Michael Bond, PhD, Cleveland State University; Matt Bassett, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Kentucky; Alan Levine, Agency for Health Care Administration
    Moderator: Richard Sheola, ValueOptions
  • Developing Multi-State Initiatives Toward Consumer-Centric Medicaid - Mary Katherine Stout, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Kelly McCutchen, George Public Policy Foundation; Grace-Marie Turner, the Galen Institute; Michael Bond, PhD, Cleveland State University
    Moderator: Larry Goldman, DMD, ValueOptions
  • Medicaid Special Needs Population Under Consumer-Centric Medicaid - Russ Newman, American Psychological Association; Richard Van Horn, National Mental Health Association
    Moderator: Russ Fendley, ValueOptions
  • Federal & State Support, Political and Other Barriers - Arlene Wohlgemuth, Former Texas Representative; Michael T. Bond, PhD, Cleveland State University Moderator: Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
  • Next Steps and Possibilities for Consumer-Centric Medicaid - Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, CMS
    Moderator: Jim Frogue, Center for Health Transformation
  • Open Floor Discussion
    Modoerator: Ron Bachman
"Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives & Measurable Efficiencies for Providers & Payors" Speakers Include:
    Bart Asner, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Monarch HealthCare
    Ron Bachman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Visions, Inc.
    Ron Bangasser, MD, California Medical Association, Redlands Community Hospital
    Jack Barette, Category Development Officer, Yahoo!
    Bradford Burkett, Managing Director of Healthcare, Scott-Macon
    John Casillas, Founder, Medical Banking Project
    John Connolly, EdD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
    David Josephs, Vice President Head of Consumer Directed Health, JP Morgan Chase
    Steve McDermott, Chief Executive Officer, Hill Physicians Medical Group
    Michael Sexton, MD, President, California Medical Association
    Stephen Shortell, PhD, MPH, Dean of the School of Public Health and Policy Management, University of California at Berkeley
    Mark Spranca, PhD, Vice President of Research Methods and Analytics, Abt Associates
    Mike Sturm, Principal Actuary, Milliman
    Tom Williams, Executive Director, Integrated Healthcare Association
"Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives & Measurable Efficiencies for Providers & Payors" Program Includes:

Tuesday
  • Financial Incentive, Quality Improvements and Measurable Efficiencies for Payors, Providers & Consumers
  • Unraveling the Money Flows: Dollars and Cents, Retail Style: Moving from Business to Business Complexity to the Simplicity of a Nordstrom Style Payment System
  • The Role of Financial Incentives and Quality Improvement
  • The Search for a "Good Housekeeping" Seal of Approval: Who Will Emerge as the Final Arbiter?
Wednesday
  • Lessons Learned from California's Pay for Performance Experiment
  • Evaluating Quality Improvement & Financial Incentive Results

Healthcare Industry leaders will fully explore how the successful integration of wellness and prevention strategies are impacting healthcare costs and employee health and productivity

  • Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation Regina Herzlinger, PhD, Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Susan Chambers, Executive Vice President Risk Management, Benefits Administration, Aviation and Travel, Wal-Mart
  • Fred Williams, Director of Benefits and Strategic Alliances, Quest Diagnostics
  • John T. Kelly, MD, PhD, Vice President and Chief Health & Medical Officer, Union Pacific Railroad
  • Esther Dyson, Editor at Large, CNET Networks
  • Larry Leisure, Senior Vice President, Kaiser Permanente
  • Sally Pipes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Research Institute
  • Neil deCrescenzo, Vice President of Healthcare, Perot Systems
  • Mike Mosquito, Vice President of Technology and Solutions, McKesson
  • Chris McFadden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
CDHCC & NHWPC:

These two important healthcare conferences will:

  • Share Keynote Speakers
  • Present Separate Track Programming
  • Present Pre-Conference Workshops
  • Share a Combined Expo Floor

Register and Save on your Combo Registration for both conferences and to take advantage of substantial discounts on the conference and travel. You can register online and also find out more information about the conferences by visiting www.cdhcc.com or www www.nhwpc.com.

JOINT KEYNOTE PROGRAM:

Tuesday, May 9
    The Next Generation of Consumer Health Care
    Regina Herzlinger, PhD, Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

    Why a Consumer Driven Health Care System will Succeed and a Government Run/Single Payor System Will Fail
    Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute; Sally Pipes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Research Institute

    Leading Employers with Different Approaches to Healthcare Management, Benefits, and Employee Health
    Susan Chambers, Executive Vice President of Risk Management and Benefits Administration, Wal-Mart; John T. Kelly, MD, PhD, Chief Health and Medical Officer, Union Pacific Railroad; Fred Williams, Director of Benefits and Strategic Alliances, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.; and David Hom, Vice President of Total Benefits, Pitney Bowes (invited)
    Moderator: Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute; Co-Chair
Wednesday, May 10
    Turbocharging Consumerism
    Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, U.S. Healthcare Thought Leader, Mercer Health & Benefits, Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health; Francois de Brantes, Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives, GE Corporate Health Care and Medical Services Programs; Officer and Director, Bridges to Excellence; Reed Tuckson, MD, Senior Vice President of Consumer Health & Medical Care Advancement, UnitedHealth Group; John Nelson, MD, Immediate Past President, American Medical Association; Neil deCrezenzo, Vice President, Healthcare, Perot Systems
    Moderator: Neil Trautwein, Vice President, Employee Benefit Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation

    A Look at Consumer Directed Healthcare: What's Working and What's Not
    Larry Leisure, Senior Vice President, Kaiser Permanente; Tom Richards, Senior Vice President Product Development, CIGNA Healthcare; Beth Bierbower, Vice President of Product Innovation, Humana; Kyle Rolfing, President, Definity/United Health Group; Larry Leisure, Senior Vice President, Kaiser Permanente; Douglas Kronenberg, Chief Strategy Officer, Lumenos/Wellpoint
    Moderator: John Hickman, Partner, Alston & Bird

    Technologies Empowering Consumer Health Wellness & Prevention
    Peter Neupert, Vice President Healthcare Strategy, Microsoft Corporation; Neil deCrescenzo, Vice President, Healthcare, Perot Systems; Herschel Q. "Buzz" Peddicord, III, Chief Executive Officer and President, Honeywell HomMed, LLC; Mike Mosquito, Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies, McKesson; Paul Smit, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Philips Medical Systems.
    Moderator: Bill Crounse, MD, Director, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Microsoft Corporation; Co-Chair

    Getting to "Nirvana" in Consumer-Centric Healthcare: How Do We Get There?
    Phillip L. Polakoff, MD, MPH, M.ENV.SC, National Practice Leader Clinical Consulting & Lifetime Health Strategy, Buck Consultants, an ACS Company; Michael Singer, Managing Director, Revolution (invited); Jonathan Bush, Chief Executive Officer, athenahealth
2006 CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
    Grace-Marie Turner
    President
    Galen Institute

    Wendy Borow-Johnson
    President
    Healthy Living Channel
    Senior Vice President
    Turner Media Group

    Bill Crounse, MD
    Healthcare Industry Director
    Healthcare and Life Sciences
    Microsoft Corporation
SPONSORS:
Platinum Sponsors:
ValueOptions
Platinum Media Sponsors:
Fortune

Corporate Sponsors:
TriZetto
DiamondCluster
Great-West Healthcare
Cigna
American Express
ConnectYourCare
Honeywell HomMed
Medco
Scott-Macon
JPMorgan Chase
Merrill Lynch
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Wachovia
Bank of America
Principal Financial Group
Alston & Bird
TelaDoc
Healthways
Buck Consultants
AXIA
WEYCO
Harris Health Trends
Exante Financial Services

Media Sponsors:
Health World Online
CDHC Solutions
Healthy Living Channel
HSAfinder.com
AIS - Inside Consumer-Directed Care
Health Care News
Benefits & Compensation Solutions
Wellness Junction
HAS Premium
Coalition America
The Executive Report on Managed Care
Disease Management Advisor
Performax
Consumer Driven Health Care
Wellness Program Management Advisor

Organization Sponsors:
Bauman College
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM Foundation)
Galen Institute
Consumers for Health Care Choices
Center for Health Transformation
Possible Society of California

Association Sponsors:
eHealth Initiative
National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU)
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI)
Pacific Research Institute (PRI)

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For Marketing Information:
For Sales Information:
For Operations Information:
Regina Amos
Director of Marketing
804.266.7422 X7407
regina@nhwpc.com
Neil Hoyt
Director of Sales - NHWPC
804.266.7422 X7402
neil@nhwpc.com
Karen Barr
Director of Sales - CDHCC
804.266.7422 X7409
karen@cdhcc.com
Willie Moreno
Director of Operations
804.266.7422 X7408
willie@nhwpc.com