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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

12:00 p.m.		Lunch
1:00 p.m.		Introductory Remarks: Setting the Agenda
1:15 p.m.		The Importance and Impact of Health Care as a Value Chain Moderator Lawton Burns, Ph.D., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
2:30 p.m.		Break
2:45 p.m.		The Value Chain from the Insurers' View Consumers Take Center Stage (PPT, 3.50MB) Scott P. Serota, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
4:00 p.m.		Panel Discussion: Pro and Cons of the Value Chain Approach Moderator William Testa, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Leon Wyszewianski, Ph.D. University of Michigan The Value Chain Case for Health Care Reform (PPT, 1.72MB) Dean G. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Dean, University of Michigan Jeff Taylor, Ph.D., Executive Director, Michigan Public Health Institute
5:30 p.m.		Reception
6:30 p.m.		Dinner and Evening on Your Own
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

7:30 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.		Recap and Remarks
8:30 a.m.		The Economics of Health Care in America—Can a Value Chain Work? Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton University, via video conference
9:45 a.m.		Break
10:30 a.m.		Panel Discussion: Practical Aspects of Health Care Moderator William H. Volz, J.D., Professor, School of Business Administration, Wayne State University Panelists Labor Mark Gaffney, President, Michigan AFL–CIO Corporate Joe Fortuna, M.D., Co-Chair, Automotive Industry Action Group's Health Focus Group Small and Mid-Size Business William Parsons, Director of Administrative & Human Resources, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone P.L.C.
12:00 p.m.		Lunch
12:45		Federal Government as a Value Purchaser The Honorable Michael Leavitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1:30 p.m.		State Government as a Value Purchaser State of Our Health: Value–Based Purchasing in Michigan (PPT, 560KB) Janet Olszewski, Director, Michigan Department of Community Health
2:15 p.m.		Concrete Regional Value Chain Example—Save Lives Save Dollars A Health Care Value Chain: A Regional Collaborative Model (PPT, 247KB) Vernice Davis Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Detroit Area Health Council
2:45 p.m.		Break
2:55 p.m.		Perspectives from the Medical Community Peter W. Carmel, M.D., American Medical Association Michigan Hospitals: Defining Value–Based Health Reform (PPT, 1.83MB) Spencer Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Health and Hospital Association
4:00 p.m.		Closing Remarks: Where Do We Go from Here?

2007 Health Care Leaders Forum: The Value Chain Case for Health Care Reform