The Future of Health Care in America: A Roundtable Discussion

The Obama administration is pushing hard and fast to enact legislation to Nationalize Health Care in America. If you live in the greater Grand Rapids area, you may want to attend the free Health Care Roundtable to be held on July 1st from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Here is the agenda:

Location: Western Michigan University - Grand Ballroom B
200 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

8:00 am Opening Remarks
                  Lauren Chrissos, Vice President of the Heartland Institute

8:05 am A Primer on Consumer Driven Health Care
                  Michael Raupp, Consultant
                  Jim Gilbert, Creative Benefit Systems
                  Dominic Siciliano, Agent Alliance

8:45 am Protecting the Doctor to Patient Relationship
                 Mark O'Brien, MD

9:15 am How Consumer Driven Health Care Can Save Big Bucks
                 Jim Porterfield, Health Care/HSA Policy Analyst
                 Robert L. Hughes, Advantage Benefits Group

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Public Option: How Legislation in Washington
                    Will Affect Your Health Care
                    Greg Scandlen, Consumers for Health Care Choices

11:00 am An Update from the Front Lines
                    The Hon. Jack Hoogendyk, Former Michigan State Representative
                    Jack McHugh, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
                    Scott Hagerstrom, Americans for Prosperity

11:55 am Closing Remarks

There is no registration fee for this event which includes a continental breakfast.
Please RSVP to Robin Knox, Project Manager for Consumers for Health Care Choices at 312-377-4000 orrknox@heartland.org.