Friday, November 4, 2011

Medicare chief to address national business group in Phoenix

Business Coalition on Health Annual Conference in Phoenix Tuesday, Nov. 8 
Donald M. Berwick, MD, Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will deliver the keynote address at the National Business Coalition on Health annual conference in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Following his speech Dr. Berwick will take questions from the audience.

CMS is the federal agency that oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs that finance health care for more than 100 million Americans.

The National Business Coalition on Health is a nationwide, nonprofit membership organization of purchaser-led health care coalitions. NBCH and its members are dedicated to value-based purchasing of health care services through collective action of public and private purchasers. NBCH seeks to accelerate the nation's progress towards safe, efficient, high-quality health care and improved health status for all Americans.

NBCH has a membership of 54 coalitions across the United States representing more than 7,000 employers and about 25 million employees and their dependents. These business coalitions are composed of mostly mid- and large-sized employers in both the private and public sectors.

WHEN: Dr. Berwick’s speech begins at 8:15 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011

WHERE: Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort
11111 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
(The speech will be in the hotel’s Highland Center.)

Below is a link to the full agenda of the NBCH conference:

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