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Nebraska Health Summit "Are We Prepared for Changes?" Speakers
Matthew Canedy, Director of Health Care Research, Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care Bipartisan Policy Center Matt Canedy joined the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2008. He is an accomplished health policy professional with over ten years experience in state and federal government. Prior to joining the Bipartisan Policy Center, Mr. Canedy worked for Senator Gordon H. Smith, managing a legislative portfolio comprised of issues related to Medicare, health insurance, healthcare reform, prescription drug policy, and medical research. In addition, he worked in a variety of budget and policy positions in the Texas Senate before relocating to Washington DC. Matt holds a M.P. Aff. from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2004, his professional report, Healthcare Systems in the Era of Globalization: Resiliency or Retrenchment?, received the Wilbur and Eloise Cohen Award for Excellence in Health and Social Policy Research from the Center for Health and Social Policy. Mary R. Grealy, President Healthcare Leadership Council Mary Grealy is president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of chief executives of the nation=s leading health care companies and organizations. The HLC advocates consumer-centered health care reform, emphasizing the value of private sector innovation. It is the only health policy advocacy group that represents all sectors of the health care industry. She was appointed to the position in August 1999. Ms. Grealy has an extensive background in health care policy. She has led important initiatives on the uninsured, improving patient safety and quality, protecting the privacy of patient medical information and reforming the medical liability laws. She testifies frequently before Congress and federal regulatory agencies. She is a frequent public speaker on health issues and has been ranked by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare every year since 2003. Catherine Hess, Senior Program Director National Academy for State Health Policy Catherine Hess brings 25 years of state and national health policy experience to her position as senior program director. Before joining NASHP in 2005, she was a consultant to states, the federal government, and national organizations. From 1988 to 2002 she served as the first executive director of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), a national non-profit association representing state public health programs. At AMCHP, she authored numerous reports on health policies and programs affecting women, children, youth, and families, and developed peer-to-peer state assistance models. Prior to joining AMCHP, Ms. Hess served as the first director of the family health policy office within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. While there she staffed a task force on infant mortality that led to the nation’s first state financed maternity insurance program for Medicaid-ineligible women. Cathy holds academic appointments at the George Washington University School of Pubic Health and Health Services and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester and holds an MSW from the Boston University School of Social Work. Charles Montreuil, Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Carlson Chairman, Buyers Health Care Action Group President, Bridges to Excellence Charlie Montreuil joined Carlson in 1997 and currently holds the position of Vice President, Corporate Human Resources. He is responsible for managing the company’s corporate human resource department. This includes compensation, benefits and corporate and international human resource functions. Charlie is Chairman of Buyers Health Care Action Group, President of Bridges to Excellence, a board member LifeScience Alley, a member of the Employee Benefit subcommittee of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Chair of the Employee Benefit Subcommittee on Pensions and Retirement. Served in 2007 – 2008 as an appointee by the Minnesota Governor to the Minnesota Health Care Transformation Task Force. Charlie earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota and obtained his juris doctor from William Mitchell College of Law. He holds a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Charlie is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management as a senior professional in human resources. Paul M. Pietzsch, President, Health Policy Corporation of Iowa Executive Director, Iowa Health Buyers Alliance Health Policy Corporation of Iowa (HPCI) is a private, non-profit, independent organization formed in 1982 by Iowa leaders in the private and public sectors to develop and support initiatives which relate to cost containment, quality and access of health services in Iowa. HPCI has been recognized nationally as an effective coalition developing health care purchasing initiatives, conducting meaningful research, data collection, analysis and education and providing leadership in setting community health goals. HPCI was a recipient of the 1995 Leadership Award presented for corporate health management leadership by the Washington Business Group on Health (now the National Business Group on Health). The Iowa Health Buyers Alliance (IHBA) is an association of health care customers (consumers and purchasers) working together for a patient centered health care system, improved quality, and increased transparency and public disclosure. The Alliance understands the importance of wellness, that quality costs less, and that transparency in the health industry creates needed change. IHBA membership includes 40+ Iowa organizations which buy and/or receive health care for over 500,000 Iowans. Pietzsch received his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa and a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Minnesota. He was runner-up “Person of the Year” in national health care policy, Medicine and Health, January 1995 (Sandwiched between the 103rd Congress and the national media.). Paul was also awarded the Quality Award presented on behalf of employer coalitions by the Central Florida Health Care Coalition. | ||||
