Lead Sponsor
Deloitte & Touche

Additional Co-Sponsors for this event are:
Tenet Healthcare Corporation Wellpoint
Konowiecki & Rank LLP Health Net

THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST
Presents

 What Every Business Needs to Know About the Current Healthcare Crisis
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
The Anderson School at UCLA
Korn Convocation Hall


While the recession has lowered the prices of many items that businesses and individuals purchase, the cost of health care is increasing as rapidly as ever. Please join the UCLA Anderson Forecast to hear experts explain why your medical costs are rising and what can be done about it and help you understand the tough health care choices that businesses and government will need to make.

10:00am - 10:30am
 Registration and Coffee
10:30am -10:40am
 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  Edward Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
Albert Carnesale, Chancellor, UCLA
Bruce G. Willison, Dean, The Anderson School at UCLA
10:40am - 11:15am
 "The Future of the Health Care Safety Net in Los Angeles: A Perfect Storm?"
 
Keynote Address: Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Director, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services and former Under Secretary for Health, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
11:15am - 12:30pm
 Why are health care costs rising and what can be done about it?
 
  • The pharmaceutical industry: Villain, scapegoat or hero?
  • Is the HMO model dead? Can the hospital system as it exists survive?
  • Government Regulation: Solution or cause?


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      Moderator: Steve Burrill, Health Care Industry Leader, Pacific Southwest Region, Deloitte & Touche
      Panelists:
      Sarah S. Harrison, Vice President, Customer Strategy Integration, AstraZeneca
      Michael Karpf, MD, Director, UCLA Medical Center and Vice Provost, Hospital Systems
      James Robinson, PhD., MPH, UC Berkeley
      Arthur M. Southam, MD, Executive Vice President, Kaiser Foundation
      Paul Swenson, CFO, Blue Shield of California
    12:30pm - 1:30pm
    		 Luncheon
    1:30pm - 2:15pm
    		 Rising Health Care Costs: Challenges and Implications
      Introduction: Sharon Allen, Managing Partner, Southern California Cluster, Deloitte & Touche
     
    		 Keynote Address: Leonard D. Schaeffer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wellpoint
    2:15pm - 3:15pm
    		 What tough choices will Government and Business have to make?

     
  • How can quality and cost be balanced when costs need to be cut?
  • What will the new insurance models be?
  • What will happen to public benefits and who will pay for them?
  • What will businesses do to cut down on health care costs and what are the consequences?


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      Moderator: Paul R. Torrens, MD, MPH, Professor, UCLA School of Public Health
      Panelists:
      David Lusk, Western Region Practice Leader, Integrated Health Group and Managing Director, Pacific Southwest for Human Capital, Deloitte & Touche
      Keith Richman, MD, Assemblymember, California
      Walter Zelman, PhD., President, California Association of Health Plans
    3:15pm - 4:30pm
    		 Real Estate Drives the Economy: The Quarterly Economic Outlook
      The Nation:
    Edward Leamer, Director, Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
      California:
    Tom Lieser, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
     
    		 Health Care and the Economy: Train or Drain?
    Christopher Thornberg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
    4:30pm - 6:30pm
    		 Networking Cocktail Event