32BJ Health Fund Conference It’s STILL the Prices

8:00 AM	Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM	Welcome: Kyle Bragg, President, 32BJ SEIU
9:15 AM	Introduction: Cora Opsahl, Director, 32BJ Health Fund: The Scale of the Problem and its Impact on the NY Economy and Workforce Establishing the scale of the problem for high health care costs driven by high hospital prices, and the impact this has for New York individuals and economies.
9:40 AM	Keynote: Dave Chase, Health Rosetta: Change is Possible and Happening Now It can be uncomfortable to change the status quo for an industry that holds a sizable chunk of GDP, but inaction is not an option when so many lives are impacted. Keynote discussing how change is feasible and is happening from the bottom-up all over the country.
10:30 AM	Break
10:45 AM	Panel: Policy and Regulatory Approaches Pursued by State and Local Governments A panel focusing on the regulatory and non-regulatory actions that other states and local governments have taken to contain hospital prices and health care costs for their communities, including large-scale payment reforms and pricing strategies, smarter purchasing driven by access to better information, and greater accountability for hospital profits or tax exemptions. Claire Brockbank, Director of Policy, 32BJ Health Fund (moderator) Vikas Saini MD, President, Lown Institute Vicki Veltri JD, LLM, Founding Executive Director, Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Christopher Whaley PhD, Economist, RAND Institute
12:00 PM	Remarks By Howard Rothschild, President, Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations
12:15 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Purchaser Working Session: What Purchasers Can Do Right Now to Lower Hospital Spend An interactive, working session on how purchasers can use fiduciary responsibility, available tools, and the expertise of others to move forward with market and operational solutions. Speakers will cover the role of ERISA, how to use public data and tools to understand financial impact, and applying insights to make high-value purchasing decisions. Christin Deacon, JD, Principal Owner, VerSan Consulting (moderator) Dave Chase, Creator and Co-leader, Health Rosetta Christopher Whaley PhD, Economist, RAND Corporation
2:30 PM	Sessions Conclude

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