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Topic 2009: Healthcare Reform and Progress
- Pre-conference day with site visits and info sessions
- 1. Conference Day--Policy Perspectives
- 2. Conference Day--Best Practices
- Costs/Registration
- Hotel
Healthcare Reform and Progress—A transatlantic experts' roundtable
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, April 27-29, 2009 (detailed program and conference documentation)
April 27: Pre-conference day of site visits and info sessions
April 28: Healthcare Reform and Progress— Policy Perspectives in the United States and Germany
April 29: Best Practices—Interactive Break-out Sessions and Two Keynotes
Forum Speakers
- Ulla Schmidt, Germany's Federal Minister of Health, Berlin
- Terrence Adam, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Volker Amelung, Chairman of the Board, Bundesverband Managed Care e.V. (Federal Association Managed Care), Berlin
- Carl Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Boynton Health Service, University of Minnesota
- Bob Carey, Principal/Founder of RLCarey Consulting, Boston
- Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota
- Karen Chapin, Manager of Health Programs at the University of Minnesota
- Dann Chapman, Director of Employee Benefits and Director of Health Programs at the University of Minnesota
- Timothy F. Dickman, independent consultant; former president and CEO, Prime Therapeutics
- Ulrich Dietz, Head, Reimbursement of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
- Senator David Durenberger, Senior Health Policy Fellow at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis Minnesota; Chairman, the National Institute of Health Policy (NIHP)
- Dr. Alexander P.F. Ehlers, M.D., principal, Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner, Munich
- John R. Finnegan Jr., Ph.D., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
- Andreas Niclas Foerster, PharmD., Head Pharmacist, Adler Apotheke, Velbert, Germany
- Klaus Gritschneder, Europa Apotheek Venlo B.V., Netherlands
- Hubert H. Humphrey, III, J.D., Member of Board of Directors, AARP; Public Affairs Counsel, Tunheim Partners
- Dr. Brian Isetts, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, University of Minnesota
- Franz Knieps, Director-General, Health Care Provision and Long-Term Care Insurance, Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
- Kimberly Lei, General Manager, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Germany
- Cal R. Ludeman, Commissioner, State of Minnesota, Dept. of Human Services
- Carolyn Pare, CEO, Buyers Health Care Action Group
- Jochen Pfeifer, PharmD., Owner and Head Pharmacist, Adler Apotheke, Velbert, Germany
- Kathryn Pouliot, Benefit Services Manager for Employee Benefits at the University of Minnesota
- Dr. Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Director, PRIME Institute, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Henning Schroeder, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, U of M
- Nick Schulze-Solce, M.D., Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Germany
- Dr. Steven Sheingold, Office of Health Policy, United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, Washington
- Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group
"American & German Healthcare" is an annual forum that brings together leading figures in both the U.S. and Germany to discuss the best practices of the respective systems and their major challenges and opportunities.
In both the United States and Germany, 2009 promises sweeping changes in healthcare. The new Obama Administration is poised to overhaul the ailing US system. It will build on efforts at reform that have made significant progress at the state levels (e.g. Massachusetts, Minnesota); it will also likely introduce new overarching structures designed to improve access to evidence-based, high-quality, and affordable care for all Americans. Key elements in the Administration's propsed plans include requirements on employers and individuals, a new institute or federal agency that would conduct research on the comparative effectiveness of treatments, new regulations affecting the health insurance industry, and the creation of a public plan like Medicare that would compete with private insurance plans. What specific goals will guide the Obama Administration's health policy decisions? Who are the winners, who the losers?
In Germany, a multi-year healthcare reform process began in 2007. Post-reform data are available on trends in key areas: access, costs, financing, innovation, contracting, and competition. On January 1, 2009, the reform culminated in a new system to finance healthcare. The new Gesundheitsfonds (healthcare fund) significantly changes the playing field for health insurers.
To discuss experiences and best practices in healthcare policy, we have recruited an impressive array of speakers. They will share the most up-to-date information and outline opportunities and challenges ahead. Key topics include:
• What are the specific plans of the Obama Administration? How far along are individual elements of reform? What are the next steps?
• What structures are most conducive to ensuring everyone can access high-quality health care? What is the role of government?
• Where is comparative effectiveness research going? What are the issues?
• What are the new regulations on benefits in the U.S. Medicare/Medicaid system and with private providers vs. regulations in Germany?
• What's new in the healthcare markets in the USA and Germany?
• Pharmaceutical benefit management that is cost-effective and high-quality
• Medication therapy management and its role
• The role of minute clinics and other new dynamic structures for consumers
• Payment policies
American & German Healthcare 2009 will provide conference attendees with up-to-date information on key healthcare reform efforts. Attendees will also have extensive opportunity to provide input and develop ties with each other that persist beyond the meeting. To that end, the 2009 forum features a pre-conference day of site visits and info sessions as well as a second full conference day of parallel workshops.
Trans-Atlantic Experts' Roundtable 2009 Program
Pre-Conference Day (optional), Monday, April 27
To foster cooperation and exchange, the meeting begins with an optional pre-conference day of site visits and specially arranged small-group meetings. Two sets of sessions: 9:00-12 noon and 2:00-5:00 PM. Meetings run concurrently. Minimum number of participants per meeting is 5, maximum is 10. Participate on a first-come, first-served basis. Please rank your choices.
- Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Pharmaceutical Benefit Management at Minnesota’s largest employer, University of Minnesota (UPlan)
- Convenient Care Clinics and Pharmacies (Gopher Quick Clinic)
- Universities and Industry Working Together: Innovative Concepts for Cooperation in Drug Development—Drug development at the Minnesota Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development (ITDD)
- Home Telehealth: Design, Evaluation, Opportunities and Obstacles for Further Establishing Home Telehealth Systems
- Healthcare Structures: Balancing Government and the Market—Germany's G-BA and the Institute for Quality and Economic Effectiveness in Health Care (IQWiG)
Day 1
Perspectives on Key Elements of Reform in the US and German Systems
University of Minnesota
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
McNamara Alumni Center
A.I. Johnson Great Room
| 8:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 8:30 | Welcome— Dr. Meredith M. McQuaid, Associate Vice President and Dean, International Programs, University of Minnesota Dr. Sabine Engel, director, Center for German & European Studies audio |
| 8:40 | Keynote Addresses—Healthcare Reforms in the USA and Germany "Healthcare Reform in Germany—Access, Quality, Sustainability" Ulla Schmidt, Federal Minister of Health, Germany audio Ulla Schmidt "The Obama Administration's Healthcare Concepts" Hubert H. Humphrey, III, J.D., public affairs counsel, Tunheim Partners slides Humphrey audio Humphrey |
| 9:45 | Moderated Q&A with Hubert H. Humphrey and Franz Knieps. Moderator: Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer, director, PRIME Institute, University of Minnesota audio discussion |
| 10:45-11:15 | coffee break |
| 11:30 | Perspectives on Reform Two panels with US and German experts representing insurers, industry, patients, and providers Senator David Durenberger, Chairman, National Institute of Health Policy; Moderator—introductory comments audio Panel 1: Position Statements "Primary Care: The Forgotten Specialty" Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota audio Cerra "Public Health and Health Care Reform" Dr. John R. Finnegan, Jr., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota audio Finnegan "Perspectives on Previous and Future Reforms: The View of the German Pharmaceutical Industry" Kimberly Lei, General Manager, Lilly Deutschland GmbH slides Lei audio Lei |
| 12:10-12:40 | Moderated Panel discussion and Q & A with Panel 1 speakers. Moderator: Senator David Durenberger, Chairman, National Institute of Health Policy audio discussion |
| 12:45-1:30 | Panel 2: Position Statements "Reforming the US Health System: A Payer Perspective" Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group audio Stevens "Employer Perspectives on Needed Reforms" Carolyn Pare, CEO, Buyers Health Care Action Group audio Pare "Health Care Reform and Progress: Key Elements of Reform" Ulrich Dietz, Head, Reimbursement of Pharmaceuticals, Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin slides Dietz audio Dietz |
| 1:30-2:00 | Moderated Panel discussion and Q & A with Panel 2 speakers. Moderator: David Durenberger audio discussion |
| 2:00 | Reception and Lunch |
| 3:00 | Event closes |
| 3:00 | opportunity for additional site visits |
| 7:00 | dinner and evening program for conference participants |
All conference sessions were audio-recorded to ensure broad sharing of the discussion's results among private and public decision makers in both the United States and Germany.
Day 2
Best Practices—Interactive Break-out Sessions and Two Keynotes
University of Minnesota
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
McNamara Alumni Center
A.I. Johnson Great Room
| 8:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 8:30 | Welcome—Dr. Sabine Engel, director, Center for German & European Studies |
| 8:35 | Keynote Address "Update on the MA Healthcare Reform: Three Years In"—Bob Carey,
principal/founder of RLCarey Consulting, Boston slides Carey audio Carey |
| 9:15 | Moderated Q&A. Moderator: Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer, director, PRIME Institute, University of Minnesota audio discussion |
| 9:45-10:00 | coffee break |
| 10:00-11:30 | Interactive Break-out Sessions Led by 2-person moderator team, one from USA, the other from Germany, these parallel sessions are designed to provide additional opportunities for conference attendees to share their specialized expertise and to establish links that will persist beyond the conference and so further US-German cooperation.
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| 11:30-12:00 | coffee break |
| 12:00-1:30 | Concluding Keynote and Panel Discussion "The Future of Health Care in Different Systems"— Franz Knieps, Director-General, Health Care Provision and Long-Term Care Insurance, Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin audio Intro Moderator audio Knieps Panelists: Dr. Volker Amelung, MN Commissioner Cal R. Ludeman, Dr. Steven Sheingold, Moderator: Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer audio Amelung, audio Ludeman, audio Sheingold audio discussion part 1 audio discussion part 2 |
| 1:30 | lunch |
| 3:00 | Farewell |
How to Register?
You can register for the 2009 "American & German Healthcare" forum by mail, fax, or online via a secure website. NOTE 4/20/2009: There are technical issues w/ the online registration option. Please register via fax in the meantime.
Registration Fees
| Standard Rate (2-day conference) | $850 | early registration by February 10: $750 | Pre-conference Day: add $100 |
| State/Government Employees | $150 (excl. social) | Pre-conference Day: add $50 | |
| U of M faculty/staff rate | $150 (excl. social) | Pre-conference Day: add $50 | |
| MN Chamber of Commerce members | $350 (excl. social) | Pre-conference Day: add $75 |
Standard registration fee covers post-conference documentation, two lunches, one special conference dinner with evening program, and non-alcoholic beverages. Register by February 10 and save. Reduced fee registration does not include conference dinner and evening program. To include, add $60. Registration fees may be paid by check, credit card, or wire transfer.
Partial and full registration scholarships are available to experts from non-profit organizations involved in healthcare and to elected and appointed public officials. To request consideration for these scholarships, send an email that states your position, affiliation, and rationale for request.
Refund Policy: A refund, minus $150 will be issued if you cancel in writing to cges attn. Anna Burger by March 25. Cancellations after this date are not eligible for refund. However, your registration may be transferred to another name.
Deadline for registration: April 24, 2009
Hotel Arrangements
The conference hotel is the 5-star Marquette Hotel (Hilton Hotel) in downtown Minneapolis. A limited number of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at a special conference rate of $206/night plus tax. To avail yourself of the special conference rate, please mention the code "American & German Healthcare group." Room reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 612-376-7400 or toll-free at 1-800-328-4782. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All room reservations at the conference rate must be made by March 27, 2009.
The Marquette Hotel
710 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-333-4545
1-612-376-7400 (room reservations at conference rate)
1-800-328-4782 (toll free)