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The summit — which is titled, “Are We Prepared for Changes?” — will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will bring together leaders in the public and private sectors, including representatives from health care, state government, labor and civic organizations.
Admission is free. Registration and a continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m. The program starts at 7:30 a.m.
The summit is designed to provide background on the status of health care in Nebraska and to generate a commitment to changes in health care delivery, finance and outcomes in Nebraska.
Speakers will include:
- Nebraska State Sen. Joel Johnson;
- Paul Pietzch, Iowa Health Buyers Alliance;
- Catherine Hess, National Academy for State Health Policy; and
- David Palm, Ph.D., director of the Office of Public Health in the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Creighton’s Richard O’Brien, M.D. and UNMC’s John Benson Jr., M.D., co-chairs of the Nebraska Medical Association Health Care Reform Task Force, will present a task force report on behalf of the Nebraska Medical Association.
The report is a comprehensive plan that focuses on transforming how health care services are organized, financed and delivered. In addition, Laura Redoutey, president of the Nebraska Hospital Association, will provide an overview on the framework for reform of the NHA.