MODESTO, CA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- MARCH 1, 2007: Please join us at this years' Consumer Driven Care 2007 Web Summit event, hosted by MCOL's Healthcare Web Summit division and co-sponsored by The Consumer Driven Healthcare Summit. The Web Summit is accessible exclusively online, beginning March 19th through March 23, 2007. The 2007 Consumer Driven Care Web Summit gives providers, plans, employers and other professionals a detailed understanding of technical issues and operational considerations to engage Consumers as partners in managing their health care costs and getting the best value for their health care dollars.

All Web Summit attendees will have access to a package of four separate 'live' audio conference sessions, fifty-one online faculty presentations, thirteen downloadable faculty podcast interviews, two video clips and more. Presentations provide a comprehensive view of current Market Research, Trends, Technical Considerations, Legal Perspectives, Provider Issues, Case Studies, and much more from a nationally prominent faculty.

Get details or Register at www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerdriven.htm or call 209.577.4888. Click here to download a printable flyer and registration form you can fax or mail.

Web Summit events are Internet-based conferences that offer the convenience of accessing faculty presentations, podcast recordings, video clips and more, all without having to adjust your schedule or travel! Participant will engage in interactive learning and networking via e-queries with faculty, live audio conferences and audio forums that include question and answer sessions, podcasts, and video clips.

• Live Audio Conference Webinar sessions-4 separate sessions
• Visit 51 faculty online presentations from nationally recognized thought leaders
• Ask faculty e-mail questions
• Download 13 different faculty podcast interviews
• Obtain a detailed understanding of technical issues and operational considerations.
• Understand recent regulatory developments such as the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
• Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with faculty presentations and web summit resources available 24/7
• Engage in interactive learning and networking through e-inquiries with faculty, live audio conferences, podcasts, and audio forums with questions and answer sessions, and video clips.

	Monday, March 19, 2007 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific Wellness Incentive Compliance Ashley Gillihan, Partner, Alston & Bird
	Tuesday, March 20th 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific Developing Key Performance Indicators for Consumer-Directed Health Care and Pay-For-Performance David Hammer, Vice President - Revenue Cycle Solutions, McKesson Provider Technologies
	Wednesday, March 21st 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific The CBO Report- CDHP: Potential Effects on Health Care Spending and Outcomes Phil Ellis, Health and Human Resources Division, U.S. Congressional Budget Office
	Thursday, March 22nd 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific Audioforum: The Future of Consumer Driven Care Moderator: Clive Riddle, President, MCOL Special Guest: William Boyles, Publisher, Consumer Driven Market Report

Review the detailed faculty agenda at: www.healthwebsummit.com/dcagenda.htm

2007 faculty participants include:

• Kim Bellard, Vice President, eMarketing & CRM, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pittsburgh, PA
• Ed Belt, Jr., CEO, Primarily Care Inc., Cranston, RI
• Natasha Ben, Product, Humana, Louisville, KY
• Beth Bierbower, Vice President, Product Innovation, Humana, Louisville, KY
• William R Boyles, Publisher, Consumer Driven Market Report, Washington, DC
• Jim Dean, Senior Manager, Financial Service, BearingPoint, FL
• William DeMarco, President, DeMarco and Associates, Rockford, IL
• Alexander C. Domaszewicz, Senior Consultant, Mercer Health and Benefits, Newport Beach, CA
• Phil Ellis, Health and Human Resources Division, U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC
• Anne Elmlinger, Assistant Vice President, Greenwald & Associates, Washington, DC Danville, CA
• Laurie Gelb, Director, Market Research & Planning, HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE
• Ashley Gillihan, Partner, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA
• Rick Grindrod, President, Erickson Health, Baltimore, MD
• David Hammer, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions, McKesson Provider Technologies, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Cheryl Risley Hughes, Principal, Sanders, Schnabel & Brandenburg, P.C., Washington, DC
• James G. Hutton, PhD, Associate Professor, Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
• Lucy Johns, MPH, Independent Consultant, Health Care Planning & Policy, San Francisco, CA
• Christine L. Keller, Attorney, Groom Law Group, Washington, DC
• Don Kemper, Chairman and CEO, Healthwise, Boise, ID
• Greg Kline, Senior Research Associate, Greenwald & Associates, Washington, DC
• John F.X. Lovett, Principal, Preferred Health Strategies. Ltd., Rye Brook, NY
• John Mills, Director of Product Development, HIP Health Plan of New York, New York, NY
• Steve Parente, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Scott Polansky, Director of Product Management, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA
• Eric Remjeske, Partner / Co-Founder, Devenir Group, Minneapolis, MN
• Greg Scandlen, Founder, Consumers for Health Care Choices, Hagerstown, MD
• Earl Steinberg, MD, President, Resolution Health, Columbia, MD
• Maureen E. Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Strategic Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Chicago, IL
• Cora Tellez, President, Sterling HSA, Oakland, CA
• Kismet Toksu, Senior Consultant, Reden & Anders, McLean, VA
• Kirsten Trusko, Banking Senior Manager & Co-Lead CDH Financial Services, BearingPoint, Danville, CA
• Mike Vittoria, Director of Human Resources, Bacou-Dalloz USA, Inc., Smithfield, RI
• Lincoln Weed, Principal, Sanders, Schnabel & Brandenburg, P.C., Washington, DC

• Natasha Ben, Product, Humana, Louisville, KY
• Beth Bierbower, Vice President, Product Innovation, Humana, Louisville, KY
• William DeMarco, President, DeMarco and Associates, Rockford, IL
• Alexander C. Domaszewicz, Senior Consultant, Mercer Health and Benefits, Newport Beach, CA
• Laurie Gelb, Director, Market Research & Planning, HealthCore, Inc., Wilmingtron, DE
• David Hammer, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions, McKesson Provider Technologies, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Cheryl Risley Hughes, Principal, and Lincoln Weed, Principal, Sanders, Schnabel & Brandenburg, P.C., Washington, DC
• James G. Hutton, PhD, Associate Professor, Silberman College of Business Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
• Don Kemper, Chairman and CEO, Healthwise, Boise, ID
• John Mills, Director of Product Development, HIP Health Plan of New York, New York, NY
• Earl Steinberg, MD, President, Resolution Health, Columbia, MD
• Kirsten Trusko, Banking Senior Manager & Co-Lead CDH Financial Services, and Jim Dean, Senior Manager, Financial Service, BearingPoint, CA and FL
• Mike Vittoria, Director of Human Resources, Bacou-Dalloz USA, Inc., Smithfield, RI

Complete Web Summit package: $495. Web Summit CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $555 for non-attendees after March 23rd. Site License and Group Discounts available for Complete Summit Package and Individual Audio Conferences: Call MCOL at: 209.577.4888.

1. Online: www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerdriven.htm
2. Call: Healthcare Web Summit office at: 209.577.4888
3. Fax: Print off registration form at: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and fax to: 209.577.3557
4. Mail: Print off registration form at: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and mail to:
   Healthcare Web Summit Office
   1101 Standiford Avenue, Suite C-3
   Modesto, CA 95350

Healthcare Web Summit Events feature audio conferences and web seminars that let you get the information you need and do-it-all without having to leave your home or office, or having to adjust your schedule. Experience e-learning, gain market intelligence, identify solutions, interact with faculty, network and share experiences with attendees, gather data resources and more. http://www.healthwebsummit.com