The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress

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Public/Government Purchaser Summit

1:20 pm -
2:20 pm

The Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project’s impact to provide state Medicaid programs high quality clinical evidence to support benefit design and coverage decision
Results from systematic reviews of existing evidence for technology assessments of existing and emerging health technologies and rapid evaluations of products where no evidence exists
The construct and impact of an interactive and proactive web-based information clearinghouse to participating states

Moderator:
	Enrique Martinez-Vidal Vice President, AcademyHealth; Director, State Coverage Initiatives Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation View Biography
	Mark Gibson Director, Center for Evidence Based Policy Oregon Health and Science University View Biography
	Tara Larson Acting Deputy Director Division of Medical Assistance, Department of Health and Human Services View Biography
	Paul Keenan, MD Chief Medical Officer Oklahoma Health Care Authority View Biography

2:25 pm -
3:25 pm

State Laboratories for Health Care Reform

Progress and challenges to date for enrollment for the MA Health Insurance Connector
Analysis of Massachusetts and Maine’s programs and implementation results that provide insights to viable program design

Moderator:
	Enrique Martinez-Vidal Vice President, AcademyHealth; Director, State Coverage Initiatives Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation View Biography
	Kevin Counihan Chief Marketing Officer Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector View Biography
	Trish Riley Director, The Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance State of Maine View Biography

9:10 am -
10:10 am

Results from Minnesota demonstrating the impact of public disclosure on provider quality measures
Partnership impact of Minnesota’s Department of Health Services and employers to inform consumers to change behavior and provider selection

Moderator:
	Jennifer Davis Director, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, State of Delaware View Biography
	Cal Ludeman Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Chair, Governor's Health Council; Co-Chair, Smart-Buy Alliance View Biography
	Jim Chase Executive Director Minnesota Community Measurement View Biography

9:15 am -
9:55 am

Moderator:
	Isabel Friedenzohn Deputy Director Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) View Biography
	William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention View Biography
	L. Allen Dobson, MD President & CEO, Cabarrus Family Medicine; Former Assistant Secretary, Health Policy and Medical Assistance, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services View Biography
	Robert Greczyn President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina; Board Member and Former Chair, Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare View Biography

10:00 am -
10:40 am

AHRQ’s process and results-to-date from comparative effectiveness research
Impact of the UK’s National Institute of Clinical Excellence to implement coverage decisions based on cost-effectiveness research

Moderator:
	Sean Tunis, MD, MSc. Founder and Director, Center for Medical Technology Policy former CMO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services View Biography
Panelists:
	Jean Slutsky Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality View Biography
	Sir Michael Rawlins, MD Chairman National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (United Kingdom) View Biography

World Congress welcomes our attendees celebrating the Passover holiday and is pleased to provide kosher meals throughout the conference.

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