9:00 a.m. Welcome and
Introductory Remarks
Congressman Doug Ose, Honorary Conference Chair
9:15 a.m. California Attitudes
Toward Health Care: eForum™ Session
Jonathan Ortmans, President
The Public Forum Institute
9:30 a.m. Health Care in
America: Understanding the Challenge
Dr. Tom Nesbitt, UC Davis Medical
Center, Telemedicine Program
10:00 a.m. Issue #1: Challenge of
the Uninsured
Moderator: Jack
Kavanagh, Emmy Award winning host of California Capitol Week, KVIE
Overview: Dr. Don
Young, Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director, HIAA
Panelists:
Jeanne Cain, California Chamber of
Commerce
James Shelby, President, Sacramento
Urban League
Steven Tingus, California Foundation
for Independent Living Centers, Inc
- How can we reduce the cost of
health insurance?
- Will tax credits/deductions and
other individual/employer incentives help increase access to quality health
care and insurance?
- Should government programs and
infrastructure, such as Medicare and Medicaid, be expanded to reduce the
number of uninsured?
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break and Review of
Exhibit Tables
11:00 a.m. Issue #2:
Medicare/Seniors’ Health
Moderator: Jack
Kavanagh
Overview: John
Kehoe, Executive Director, California Commission on Aging
Panelists:
Pauline Clancy, Councilwoman, Vacaville City Hall
- Is Medicare really in serious
financial trouble?
- What options are available to
beneficiaries who find that their HMO has pulled out of Medicare+Choice?
- Has Congress adequately addressed
expanding Medicare to include a prescription drug benefit?
11:45 a.m. Issue #3: Delivering
Health Care in Rural and Urban Areas
Moderator: Jack
Kavanagh
Overview: Sandy Smoley,
former Sec. of Health & Welfare for the State of California
Panelists:
Elizabeth Abbot, Health Care Financing
Administration
Dr. Ernie Johnson, Sacramento Ear,
Nose, & Throat
Dr. Bill Davis, Winters Health Clinic
- How do we ensure access to quality
health care for individuals living in rural areas
- What more can Congress do this year
to assist hospitals?
- How do we attract health care
providers to rural California?
12:30p.m. Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Keynote Address
Congressman Bill Thomas, Chairman
U.S. House Committee on Ways and
Means, Subcommittee on Health
2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and
Adjournment
Congressman Doug Ose, Honorary
Conference Chair
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