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Making Healthcare Affordable for All Friday, October 22, 2004: 2nd Annual Health Policy Forum St. Louis Frontenac Hilton Thanks to all who attended! Information will be posted here as it becomes available.

Signature Healthcare Foundation's 2nd Annual Forum, Making Healthcare Affordable for All, was held on Friday, October 22, at the Frontenac Hilton in St. Louis. More than 200 participants listened to frank and forthright presentations by keynote speakers Uwe Reinhardt of Princeton University and Gail Wilensky, former Administrator of HCFA and director of Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, viewpoints were exchanged in a lively panel discussion which included U.S. House Representative, William Lacy Clay, Missouri State Representative, Sam Page, and CEO of SSM, Ron Levy, with Michael Burns, M.D., serving as moderator. Jan Vest, CEO, of Signature Health Services, Inc., announced the establishment of a Signature Healthcare Foundation award in the memory of the late Illinois Senator, Paul Simon. Senator Simon’s wife, Patti Derge Simon, was present and express her thanks for the establishment of the award. Plans are now underway for a third forum.

Opening Address

The Healthcare Business as Usual: How Much Longer Can We Afford It? Uwe Reinhardt James Madison Professor of Political Economy & Professor of Economics; Princeton University:

Paying for Performance: How to Drive Change in Healthcare Gail Wilensky, PhD. John M. Olin Senior Fellow Project HOPE

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