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Transparency in Health Care: What Consumers Need To Know
Date:October 3, 2006
Time:11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Speaker(s):

Walton Francis
Economist and author of CHECKBOOK’s Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees

David B. Kendall
Senior Fellow for Health Policy,
Progressive Policy Institute

Thomas P. Miller
Resident Fellow,
American Enterprise Institute

With Keynote Remarks by:
The Honorable Alex M. Azar II
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

Host(s):Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
Director,
Center for Health Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Details:

Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium

The President’s recent Executive Order on health care transparency marks the beginning of a new era in health policy. Access to price and quality information is a powerful and valuable tool for consumers. While the Administration’s order focuses on federal agencies that administer or sponsor health insurance programs, it has implications on the broader health care market. Join us to discuss the obstacles and deficiencies of the current system, the type of information that consumers need as well as an overview of the President’s initiative and its impact on the overall health care system.

 
 

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