June 25, 2009 - A Hearing on "Comprehensive Health Reform Discussion Draft, Day 3" (Part III)

The Energy and Commerce Committee will hold its third day of legislative hearings on the health reform discussion draft on Thursday, June 25, 2009, in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee has worked with the Ways and Means and Education and Labor Committees to develop a proposal that reflects President Obama's health reform principles.

Witness List

Panel One: Medicare Payment

Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
The Honorable Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Panel Two: Doctor, Nurse, Hospital, and Other Provider Views

Ted D. Epperly, M.D., President, American Academy of Family Physicians
M. Todd Williamson, M.D., President, Medical Association of Georgia
Karl J. Ulrich, M.D., Clinic President and CEO, Marshfield Clinic
Janet Wright, M.D., Vice President, Science and Quality, American College of Cardiology
Kathleen M. White, Ph.D., Chair, Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics, American Nurses Association
Patricia Gabow, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Denver Health and Hospital Authority National Association of Public Hospitals
Dan Hawkins, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research, National Association of Community Health Centers
Bruce T. Roberts, RPh, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Community Pharmacists Association
Bruce Yarwood, President and CEO, American Health Care Association
Alissa Fox, Senior Vice President, Office of Policy and Representation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Panel Three: Employer and Employee Views

Kelly Conklin, Owner, Foley-Waite Custom Woodworking, Main Street Alliance
John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority
Gerald M. Shea, Assistant to the President, AFL-CIO
Dennis Rivera, Health Care Chair, SEIU
John Castellani, President, Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics
John Sheils, Senior Vice President, The Lewin Group
Martin Reiser, Manager of Government Policy, Xerox Corporation, National Coalition on Benefits
Panel Four: Insurer Views

Howard A. Kahn, Chief Executive Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
Karen L. Pollitz, Project Director, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans
Janet Trautwein, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Association of Health Underwriters

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