Building the 21st Century Healthcare Systems for Quality, Efficiency and Affordability
3rd Annual Health Policy Forum
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
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More than 175 employers, providers, insurers and politicians attended The Health Policy Forum on Thursday, November 03, 2005, at the St. Louis Frontenac Hilton. Three nationally recognized presenters, Stuart Altman, Marilyn Moon and Helen Darling presented information pertinent to the conference theme -- Making Health Care Affordable for All. The Health Policy Forum is an example of how the Signature Health Care Foundation is contributing to quality, efficiency and affordability in the St. Louis community.
8:00 AM Opening Address
Spending for Health Care: Key Drivers Influencing Future Growth
 Stuart Altman
Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University
Presentation Material
9:45 AM Keynote Speech
Medicare: Balancing Cost, Access & Quality
 Marilyn Moon, PhD.
Vice President and Director of the Health Program,
American Institutes for Research
Presentation Material
11:00 AM Panel & Community Input Discussion:
Key Issues in Healthcare Crisis
 Dr. Katherine Burns, Moderator
Physician, Signature Health Services, Inc.
Pat Dougherty MO State Senator
Dennis Matheis
General Manager of Large Groups
Blue Cross of Missouri
Presentation Material
Sam Page MO State Representative
12:00 PM Lunch Keynote Speech:
Controlling Costs, Improving Quality and Empowering Consumers
Helen Darling
President, National Business Group on Health
Presentation Material
Forum Planning Committee:
Tim McBride,
Professor of Health
Management & Policy
St. Louis University
Dr. Michael Burns
Signature Health Services, Inc.
Herman Noah,
Executive Director
St. Louis Youth and Family Center
Louise Probst,
Executive Director
St. Louis Area Business Health
Coalition
Dave Totaro, Vice President, Communications
RehabCare Group
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
Tel: 1-314-993-1100
Fax: 1-314-993-8546
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