The recently-passed omnibus healthcare reform bill aims to restructure the foundation of all private healthcare enterprises in the United States. The ambitious reform packages seeks to provide comprehensive insurance coverage for up to 98% of all eligible Americans. In order to finance the bill, congress approved over 500 billion dollars in medicare cuts including substantial permanent cuts on home healthcare services and equipment.
What do these medicare budget cuts mean for the home health agents and their providers? How can you prepare your organization to weather the changes. Are there unanticipated challenges facing your business or perhaps new opportunities.
On Tuesday May 25th 2010, join Merill Lynch and NAPAHC to hear from two of the leading healthcare policy experts about the consequences of the passage 2010 Healthcare Reform for home healthcare businesses. Our panel will include leading authorities on Health Administration and Medicare policies both from private insurance-based health systems and within the federal government:
Dr. Edward Hughes, MD
Professor of Management and Strategy
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Dr. Edward Hughes founded Northwestern University’s Center for Health Services and Policy Research (now the Institute for Health Policy Studies) and served as its Director for seventeen years. He also served as the Director of Kellogg’s Health Enterprise Management Program and is the founder of Kellogg’s joint MD-MBA Degree Program. Professor Hughes played a central role in the development of the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology curriculum at Kellogg and for many years served as Co-Director of the Biotechnology Program. His research interests entail the efficient utilization of resources in healthcare; health policy and economics; managed care; the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries; and Leadership.
Dr. F. Daniel Cantrel, Ph.D
District Director, Senior Healthcare Policy Advisor
Office of U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis, Illinois 7th Congressional District
Dr. Cantrell received his BA degree in accounting and economics from San Francisco University, his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School. After serving as a trustee and on the board of several healthcare and community-based leadership organizations, Dr. Cantrell has served as the District Director of the 7th Congressional District of Illinois. Lately he has filled the role of senior healthcare policy expert for U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis and was instrumental and crafting the implementation of the federal stimulus programs in his district.
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