Capitol Forum Presentations 2007

Presentations from the 6th Annual Capitol Forum: The Policy Environment for Medical Technology -- Issues for 2007

Value Based Purchasing in Medical Care

Issue I: Coverage with Evidence Development

• Steve Phurrough, MD Director, Coverage and Analysis Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Issue 2: Evidence for Better Decision-Making

• Stuart Guterman, Senior Program Director, Program on Medicare's Future, The Commonwealth Fund

Commentator

• Sean Tunis, MD, Director, Center for Medical Technology Policy & Principal, Rubix Health

Consumer Driven Health Care and Medical Transparency

• Ann-Marie Lynch, Executive Vice President, Payment & Health Care Delivery, AdvaMed

Health Care Financing and Entitlement Reform

• U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chair, Senate Budget Committee, United States Senate