Nov. 13-15, 2006
Knoxville, Tenn.
Co-host: Howard H. Baker Jr., Center for Public Policy
University of Tennessee
6:00 p.m. - Reception
7:30 - 8 a.m. - Breakfast
8 - 8:15 a.m. - Welcome and Discussion of Policy Center, Policy Forum Objectives
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. - The Problem of the Uninsured
9:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Defining and Managing Essential Health Services for All Americans
10:45 - 11 a.m. - Break
11 - 12:30 p.m. - Financing Care for the Uninsured
12:30 - 2 p.m. - Lunch and Conversation on the Role of Government
2 - 3:30 p.m. - The Role of Health Plans
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Break
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. - The Role of Business and Employers
5:15 p.m. - Recap of the day's results
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 - 8 a.m. - Breakfast
8 - 8:30 a.m. - Opening Comments
8:30 - 10 a.m. - The Role of Patients and Families
10 - 10:15 a.m. - Break
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. - Summary
11:45 - 12:30 p.m. - Moving Forward
12:30 p.m. - Closing Luncheon
Why Universal Health Care Vouchers Is the Next Big Idea
Washington Monthly
Reforming the U.S. Health Care System: Where There's A Will, There Could Be A Way Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2005 Annual Report
Fixing America's Health Care System
Progressive Policy Institute