National Business Coalition on Health Announces Conference Speakers for November...

National Business Coalition on Health Announces Conference Speakers for
November 8-10 Annual Conference

WASHINGTON and PHOENIX, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Business
Coalition on Health (NBCH), a national, non-profit, membership organization of
nearly 60 business and health coalitions, representing over 7,000 employers
and 25 million employees and their dependents across the U.S., announced the
lineup to date of confirmed speakers for its 14th Annual Conference being held
in Phoenix, November 8-10, 2009.

"The NBCH Annual Conference is a premier opportunity for health care industry
thought leaders to convene, network with coalitions and their employers, and
share value-based purchasing best practice strategies in an engaging learning
environment," said Cristie Travis, CEO, Memphis Business Coalition on Health
and NBCH Board Chair.

Confirmed speakers include:
-- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President & CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
-- Ron Williams, Chairman & CEO, Aetna
-- Catherine Baase, MD, Global Director of Health Services, Dow Chemical
Company
-- Wayne Burton, MD, Medical Executive, JP Morgan Chase
-- Robert Galvin , MD, Director, Global Healthcare, General Electric
-- Mike Taylor, MD, Medical Director of Health Promotion, Caterpillar
-- Paul Brand, Executive Director, Employers' Coalition on Health
-- Jerry Burgess, President & CEO, HealthCare 21 Business Coalition
-- Guy D'Andrea, President, Discern Consulting
-- Francois de Brantes, CEO of Bridges to Excellence and National Coordinator,
PROMETHEUS Payment, Inc.
-- Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO, Maine Health Management Coalition
-- Peggy O'Kane, President, National Committee for Quality Assurance
-- Thomas Parry, Ph.D., President, Integrated Benefits Institute
-- Jamie Robinson, Kaiser Permanente Distinguished Professor of Health
Economics, University of California Berkeley
-- Ken Shachmut, Executive Vice President, Safeway Health LLC
-- Janet Tomcavage, Vice President of Medical Operations, Geisinger Health
Plan
-- Cristie Travis, CEO, Memphis Business Coalition on Health
-- Mary McWilliams, Executive Director, Puget Sound Health Alliance

The Annual Conference will be held at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort
in Phoenix. For a complete agenda and registration information visit NBCH's
Web site at http://nbch.org/events/conference.cfm or call 202-775-9300.

About the National Business Coalition on Health
NBCH is a national, non-profit, membership organization of nearly 60
employer-based health care coalitions, representing over 7,000 employers and
approximately 25 million employees and their dependents across the United
States. NBCH and its members are dedicated to value based purchasing of health
care services through the collective action of public and private purchasers.
For additional information visit: www.nbch.org.

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