The First Annual CQ HealthBeat Conference

“Health Care Reform: Now What?”

March 9, 2010, 7:00 am to 1:30 pm

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

DRAFT AGENDA

7 a.m. Breakfast and Registration – Atrium Ballroom

8 a.m. Welcome and Introduction – Atrium Ballroom

Mike Mills, Senior VP, Editorial, CQ-Roll Call Group

8:15 a.m. General Session/Morning Keynote – Atrium Ballroom

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman, Senate HELP Committee

9: a.m. Super Session – Health Care Reform – Where Do We Go From Here?

Room: Atrium Ballroom
Moderator: Adriel Bettleheim

This session will examine the current state of healthcare reform, including the likely path of legislation.
Will the approach be one of comprehensive or incremental reform? Who are the key players in the
changed landscape? What lessons came out of the debate? And who are the winners and losers in terms
of states and specific stakeholders?

Panelists:

· Dan Boston, Health Policy Source

· David Bowen, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
· Chris Condeluci, Senate Finance Committee
· Liz Fowler, Senate Finance Committee
· John O’Brien, UMass Memorial Health Care
· Ron Pollack, Families USA
· Robert Reischauer, Urban Institute
· Mike Tuffin, AHIP

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions

I. Health Reform Math 101: Will the plan really reduce health care spending? Invitees can include
CBO and other economic experts to look at the short- and long-term impact to the deficit.

Room: Hemisphere B

Moderator: Alex Wayne

Panelists:

· Joseph Antos, The American Enterprise Institute

· Robert Berenson, Urban Institute
· G. William Hoagland, CIGNA Corporation
· Len Nichols, George Mason University
· Kenneth Thorpe, Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University

II. The Politics of Health care Reform: This session will examine the political climate surrounding
healthcare legislation. How did the recent election change the debate on reform? What impact will the
mid-term elections have in shaping legislation? What are the Democrats likely to do? How much of the
President’s political capital has been spent on this initiative?

Room: Meridian D&E

Moderator: Scott Montgomery

Panelists:

· Bob Benenson, Congressional Quarterly

· Carroll Doherty, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· Ron Faucheux, Clarus Research
· Stan Greenberg, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
· Bill McInturff, Public Opinion Strategies

III. Impact to Innovation: Will this plan help or hurt innovation in the areas of drugs, device
manufacturing and other areas like biologics and high-tech products?

Room: Oceanic A&B

Moderator: John Reichard

Panelists:

· David Balto, The Center for American Progress

· Alex Brill, American Enterprise Institute
· Kathleen Buto, Johnson & Johnson
· Dr. Les Paul, National Pharmaceutical Council
12 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.), US House of Representatives