"... the meeting was an excellent opportunity and venue to identify the most important challenges to improving healthcare and to share information that will help transform the future of health care."
— Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
"Hearty congratulations to you for having arranged an excellent programme... This was one of the best healthcare meetings I have ever attended."
— Prathap C. Reddy, MD, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group (India)
"World Health Care Congress brings in provocative speakers who are at the cutting edge… you offer a very unique quality of speakers..."
— Robert Pearl, MD, Executive Director and CEO, The Permanente Medical Group
"I guess this conference is the place to be"
— Pete Stark, (D-CA) U.S. Representative; Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
"The World Congress has a well thought out event and manages to get all the right people."
— Uwe Reinhardt, PhD, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics, Princeton University
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Monday April 23, 2007
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8:00 am -
9:00 am
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- Intel’s Chairman makes a call-to-action to other employers to assess and purchase value in health care
- Recent release of employer-led Dossia offering consumers the tools to collect and understand their personal medical information
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Craig R. Barrett
Chairman, Intel Corporation
Co-chairman, National Innovation Initiative
Member, American Health Information Community (AHIC);
Chair, UN Alliance
 View Biography
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9:10 am -
10:10 am
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- US Chamber's initiatives to provide affordable coverage including improvements to HSAs, tax deductions of premiums for individuals, small business insurance options
- Caterpillar’s progressive strategies in employee benefits for over 150,000 covered lives, including employer-led direct pharmaceutical purchasing
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10:15 am -
10:55 am
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- The impact of health care costs on profitability for large and small manufacturers
- Perspectives from employers demanding the implementation of health information technology to drive value-based purchasing, transparency, efficiency and affordability
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11:00 am -
12:00 pm
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- Safeway CEO Steve Burd discusses how the business community must join together and provide leadership in solving the nation's healthcare crisis.
- With healthcare costs fast approaching 25% of the nation's GDP, Mr. Burd is a strong advocate of market solutions and preventive care to achieve universal coverage.
- Mr. Burd will discuss how Safeway has implemented innovative solutions for its non-union workforce that have driven down healthcare costs for the company and employees while improving benefits with a focus on incentives and preventive care.
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Tuesday April 24, 2007
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11:10 am -
11:50 am
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- The impact of spiraling health care costs on private and government health care plans and how cost trends undermine competitive advantages of companies and the future economic health of countries
- Solutions for greater efficiencies in health care and addressing prevention, quality and competitiveness
- An eclectic panel explores perspectives and solutions from business, government and the health care industry
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12:00 pm -
12:40 pm
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- Driving a sustainable business and managing for creativity and success
- Engaging customers as creative partners to foster customer loyalty in 42,000+ customers (nearly 100% cast an annual vote-of-confidence through renewals)
- Creating an environment for innovation by providing generous employee benefits, including free on-site medical, wellness care, subsidized childcare, free access to world-class fitness facilities
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