Building the 21st Century Healthcare Systems for Quality, Efficiency and Affordability 3rd Annual Health Policy Forum Thursday, November 3, 2005 Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

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 (click here for map)