Senator Amy Klobuchar

Working for the People of Minnesota

 

Welcome by Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Director, Obama For President 2008

Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, founder and chair of the National Institute of Health Policy

Dr. John Wennberg, Peggy Y. Thomson Professor (Chair) in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences & Founder and Director Emeritus, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Dr. Ellen-Marie Whalen, Senior Health Policy Analyst and Associate Director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress

Panel 1: "What's driving the cost?"

Karen Davis, President, The Commonwealth Fund

Dr. George Isham, Chief Medical Officer, HealthPartners

Dr. Bruce Hamory, Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger Health System

Panel 2: "How to get the best health care for the best price?"

Closing Keynote by Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO, Mayo Clinic

Panel 3: Rountable with Dr. Denis Cortese

Prescription for Reform: Health Care Summit 20008  U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Invites You to Attend A National Summit on Health Care Reform November 25, 2008   10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Mayo Auditorium University of Minnesota.  Click here for Map.  The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
Please RSVP at healthsummit@klobuchar.senate.gov
Featured Speakers Include: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Karen Davis, President, Commonwealth Fund, Dr. Denis Cortese, President and CEO of Mayo Clinic, Dr. Jack Wennberg, Director of the Center for Evaluative and Clinical Sciences at the dartmouth Medical School, and Former U.S. Senator, David Durenberger, Founder and Chair of the National Institute for Health Policy
With a new administration in Washington, health care reform will be near the top of the agenda in 2009. Senator Klobuchar's summit will focus on how to strengthen Amrica's health care system so it delivers the best quality at the best price - which would also provide the opportunity to expand access and control costs.  For additonal questions or event details, please contact Rose Baumann in Senator Klobuchar's office at 612-727-5242.

Senator Klobuchar’s Offices

302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Main Line: 202-224-3244
Main Fax: 202-228-2186
Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043

1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Main Line: 612-727-5220
Main Fax: 612-727-5223
Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043

1134 7th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Main Line: 507-288-5321
Fax: 507-288-2922

121 4th Street South
Moorhead, MN 56560
Main Line: 218-287-2219
Fax: 218-287-2930

Olcott Plaza, Suite 105
820 9th Street North
Virginia, MN 55792
Main Line: 218-741-9690
Fax: 218-741-3692