Welcome

James R. Kimmey, MD, MPH
MFH President and CEO

9:15 am

Keynote Address - "Opportunities for Meaningful Health Care Reform"

Ron Pollack, Founding Executive Director, Families USA

Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) Trends: Insurance Premium Cost-Sharing and Coverage Take-Up
An analysis and discussion of the 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits Survey. The session will cover recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance, including premium costs, employee cost-sharing, offer rates, take-up, and enrollment.

Speaker:
Bianca DiJulio, Policy Analyst, Health Care Marketplace Project, Kaiser Family Foundation

Expanding Insurance Coverage for Small Business Workers: Lessons from Massachusetts and California
Presentation and discussion of a recent study that reviews the impact of an employer mandate, an individual mandate, individual subsidies, and a purchasing pool on access to health insurance for small business workers.

Speaker:
John Holahan, PhD, Director, Health Policy Research Center, The Urban Institute

The Economics of Health Interventions: "Is your program worth the cost? The use of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis."
Session expert will explore the benefit of wellness programs. The discussion will focus on the cost of programs and the long-term economic benefit to the employee and employer. Participants will be provided with tools to evaluate the economic impact of programs on their own organizations.

Speaker:
Ron Goetzel, PhD, Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research; Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research, Thomson Medstat

Case Study: CEO Gateway to Health Challenge
An in-depth look at a new region-wide workplace wellness program. What does the program entail? Who has participated? What on-going support is necessary? What outcomes have they seen?

Speaker:
Katherine Burns, MD

Lunch

Release of May 2007 Missouri Public Opinion Poll

Brian Nienaber, Vice President, The Tarrance Group
Celinda Lake, Principal, Lake Research Partners

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): The Pros and Cons
Presentation and discussion of HSAs. A policy expert will discuss current plan design and policy implications of HSAs.

Speakers:
Roland McDevitt, Director, Health Research, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Dennis Triplett, President, Healthcare Services, UMB Bank

Employers Tackle Employee Wellness
This session brings area employers to discuss types of workplace programs designed to improve employee wellness.

Moderator:
Kathleen Killion, Executive Director for Health Literacy, BJC Healthcare

Panelists:
Eric Armbrecht, PhD, Director of Health Improvement, St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition
Mark D'Amico, Senior Health & Welfare Plan Administrator, Monsanto
James W. Hertel, Director of Compensation and Benefits, Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.
Shawna Norton, Wellness Coordinator, City of St. Louis

Community Partnerships
How do nonprofits fit into workplace wellness? This breakout will showcase different ways nonprofits can engage with the for-profit community to improve the health and wellbeing of the overall community.

Speakers:
Heather Hagen, Program Manager, Community Vision of St. Charles County
Missy Fallert, Marketing Specialist, SSM Physicians' Organization
Breanne L. Hunt, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc.
Linda Gordon, Benefits Manager, Walsworth Publishing Company

Recent Legislative Action
This panel of elected members of the Missouri General Assembly will provide an overview of the 2007 Missouri Legislative Session as it relates to health and health care.

Moderator:
Ellen Sherberg, Publisher, St. Louis Business Journal

Panelists:
Senator John Loudon (R - Chesterfield)
Representative Wayne Cooper (R - Camdenton)
Representatitve Margaret Donnelly (D - St. Louis)
Representative Doug Ervin (R - Kearney)
Representative Sam Page (D - Creve Coeur)

2:45 pm

Closing Conversation with Area Business Leaders

Discussion of the day's content and the role of the business community in the continued dialogue on health care.

Moderator:
James Kimmey, MD/MPH, President and CEO, MFH

Panelists:
Jim Henderson, President, Dynamic Sales Co. Inc
Ron Levy, President/CEO of SSM Health Care-St. Louis
Steve Lipstein, President and CEO, BJC HealthCare
Barrett Toan, Retired Chairman of the Board, Express Scripts, Inc.