Here are the confirmed presenters for the
September 10th bill hearing:
National
Experts:
Edmund F.
Haislmaier
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health
Policy Studies
The Heritage
Foundation
Haislmaier is a nationally
recognized expert on health care policy, with over twenty years of
research experience.
Michael D.
Tanner
Director of Health and
Welfare Studies
The Cato
Institute
Tanner’s research has focused
largely on market-based approaches to addressing health care issues,
focusing on individual responsibility over government
control.
Alaska
Experts/Stakeholders:
Jeff
Ranf
President, Alaska Association of Health
Underwriters
Broker, Wallace
Group Services
AAHU, the state chapter of the
National Association Health Underwriters, in DC, is an advocacy
association with the objective of improving the health, financial and
retirement security needs of all Americans through education, advocacy and
professional development.
Duane
Heyman
Executive
Director
Commonwealth North
Alaska Health Care
Roundtable
The Roundtable is a consortium
of Alaska corporations, health care
organizations and health care stakeholders that includes many of
Alaska’s
largest employers.
Laile
Fairbairn
Managing
Partner
Snow City Café
Snow City Café is an extremely successful downtown
restaurant. The café has worked hard to provide meaningful health
benefits for employees.
Joel
Gilbertson
Regional Director for
Strategic Development & Administration
Providence Health Systems Alaska
Providence is not only the
largest health care organization in the state of Alaska, but it is also
Alaska’s
largest private employer with over 4,000 employees.
Patrick
Higgins
HR
Director
North Star Behavioral Health System
North Star Behavioral Health
System is the largest private mental health system in Alaska.
Karen
Rhoades
Owner/Operator
Northern Living
Centers
Karen Rhoades operates and
manages a five bed assisted living home in Wasilla.
Wayne
Stevens
President
Alaska State Chamber of
Commerce
The State Chamber was created
in 1952, prior to statehood, with the goal of promoting commerce in
Alaska.
The bill hearing will run from 1:30-4:30 PM on
Monday, September 10th in the Anchorage Legislative Information
Office at 716 W.
4th Avenue. If you would like
to come and watch the meeting it will be open to the public and held in
the 2nd floor conference room. Information about SB 160
and the bill hearing is available on my website www.healthlyalaskans.com, and
as always, feel free to contact my office at 907-269-0153 with any
thoughts or questions!
Sincerely,
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Hollis French
Alaska State Senator
District M -
Anchorage
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