The Energy and Commerce Committee will hold its third day of legislative hearings on the health reform discussion draft on Thursday, June 25, 2009, in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The Committee has worked with the Ways and Means and Education and Labor Committees to develop a proposal that reflects President Obama's health reform principles.

Witness List

Panel One:  Medicare Payment

• Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
• The Honorable Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Panel Two:  Doctor, Nurse, Hospital, and Other Provider Views

• Ted D. Epperly, M.D., President, American Academy of Family Physicians
• M. Todd Williamson, M.D., President, Medical Association of Georgia
• Karl J. Ulrich, M.D., Clinic President and CEO, Marshfield Clinic
• Janet Wright, M.D., Vice President, Science and Quality, American College of Cardiology
• Kathleen M. White, Ph.D., Chair, Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics, American Nurses Association
• Patricia Gabow, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Denver Health and Hospital Authority National Association of Public Hospitals
• Dan Hawkins, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research, National Association of Community Health Centers
• Bruce T. Roberts, RPh, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Community Pharmacists Association
• Bruce Yarwood, President and CEO, American Health Care Association
• Alissa Fox, Senior Vice President, Office of Policy and Representation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Panel Three:  Employer and Employee Views

• Kelly Conklin, Owner, Foley-Waite Custom Woodworking, Main Street Alliance
• John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority
• Gerald M. Shea, Assistant to the President, AFL-CIO
• Dennis Rivera, Health Care Chair, SEIU
• John Castellani, President, Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics
• John Sheils, Senior Vice President, The Lewin Group
• Martin Reiser, Manager of Government Policy, Xerox Corporation, National Coalition on Benefits

Panel Four:  Insurer Views

• Howard A. Kahn, Chief Executive Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
• Karen L. Pollitz, Project Director, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
• Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans
• Janet Trautwein, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Association of Health Underwriters

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