Regional Leaders to Discuss Health Care in the Era of Reform

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Regional Leaders to Discuss Health Care in the Era of Reform

Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Health Care Forum and
Lansing Economic Club Combine Programs to Target Health Care Crisis


LANSING, Mich.— Regional leaders in health care, legal sectors and insurance will focus on health care reform, challenges and solutions at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce’ third annual Health Care Forum sponsored by Sparrow, Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The forum will take place as follows:
Health Care Forum/Lansing Economic Club
Wednesday, October 27
Kellogg Center
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Program highlights for the event entitled Health Care in the Era of Reform include:

8:40 a.m.   Futurist Look at Health Care Reform
Kirk Roy, Director, Office of National Health Care Reform, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

9:30 a.m.   Industry Issues & Their Impact in Health Care
Denise Holmes, Senior Associate Dean for Government and Community Relations for the MSU College of Human Medicine

10:30 a.m.   Ten things you need to know about the new health care law
Panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Raven, Attorney, Fraser Trebilcock David & Dunlap, P.C.

Panelists: Peter Graham, Vice President Sparrow Medical Group, Sparrow
Scott Wilkerson, President/CEO, PHP
Gregory D. Brogan, managing Partner, Brogan, Reed, Van Gorder & Associates
Jennifer Kildea Dewane, Shareholder, Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
Donna Graham, Director of Human Resources, Demmer Corporation
Lansing Regional Chamber Health Care Forum Page Two

12:00 p.m.   Lansing Economic Club Luncheon
Tom Nickels, Senior Vice President, Federal Relations, American Hospital Association

The cost of the Health Care Forum is $99 per person, which includes a ticket to the Economic Club Luncheon. To register, visit www.lansingchamber.org.

The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the tri-county region, serving a business population of more than 14,000 companies.  LRCC is dedicated to making business in the region more profitable by providing programs that create new customers, enhance member visibility and create a prosperous economic environment.  LRCC members rely on four key areas to help them succeed: Business Advocacy, Business Expansion, Business Savings & Business Exposure.

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