NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC), March 7-9 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. Gingrich’s “Saving Lives and Saving Money: Transforming Health Care in the 21st Century” presentation will be held Tuesday, March 8 at 10:45pm. A book signing will follow the presentation in the NMHCC Exhibit Hall.
Now in its 17th year, NMHCC is the nation’s largest managed healthcare event, attracting close to 5,000 health care professionals. The 2005 conference program features over 75 sessions in six discipline-specific tracks, keynote presentations, topic-specific symposia, executive view panels, and high-level summits. The two-day NMHCC Exhibit Hall will feature over 250 providers of products and services to the managed care industry. Additional program information may be found at http://www.nmhcc.com/.
During the presentation based on his book, Saving Lives & Saving Money, Gingrich will discuss a modern, intelligent 21st Century system of health care, with the core values focused on being patient-centered, knowledge-intense, and innovation-rich. In addition to addressing numerous ongoing debates such as medical malpractice reform, rising costs in healthcare and prescription drugs, and Medicare reform, Gingrich will present a thorough roadmap describing the transformation of health and healthcare into a system that will save lives and save money. Gingrich is also the Founder of the Center for Health Transformation, a collaboration of public and private leaders dedicated to accelerating the creation and adoption of better solutions and policies for better health.
The Gingrich address is part of a full line up of NMHCC keynote presentations, with other sessions including:
* CEO Panel: Advancing Managed Care through Collaboration (March 7, 11:15am) featuring thought leaders Howard G. Phanstiel, Chairman, President and CEO, PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. and Paul Wiles, President and CEO, Novant Health Care * Michael Leavitt, Administrator, EPA, nominated to run the Health and Human Services Department -- invited -- (March 7, 4:30 pm) * Sailing into the Perfect Storm: Who Will Come to the Rescue? (March 8 10:15 am) presented by Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor, Political Economy and Professor Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University. About NMHCC
The National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC) is the nation’s largest managed health care event, attracting nearly 5,000 health care professionals annually. The conference features over 75 educational sessions in six discipline-specific tracks, four keynote presentations, topic-specific symposia, and executive view panels, addresses the latest issues and trends in managed health care. Program tracks include Health Plans, Hospital and Health Systems, Disease Management, Technology, Medicaid and Medicare, the Behavioral Health Care Forum and by-invitation summits for CEO/CFOs, CIO/CTOs, large employers and medical directors. The Expo Hall connects managed health care professionals with the industry’s top suppliers. For additional information, visit http://www.nmhcc.com/.
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