2018 has already seen major corporations announce plans to disrupt our out-of-control healthcare system; but you don’t have to be Warren Buffet or Amazon to influence and improve the system. The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement and the Washington Health Alliance are bringing together employers, including Boeing, GE, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to explore the role employers and other healthcare “purchasers” can play in driving healthcare affordability nationwide.
WHAT: National Employer Summit: The Purchaser’s Role in Driving Affordability
WHEN: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – 8:00am-4:00pm PT
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Seattle, 721 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101 (or view a live stream of the event – details below)
Topics will include how transparency helps transformation, addressing clinical waste and low-value healthcare services, and turning data and information into action. Featured speakers and panelists include representatives of: Boeing, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Arthur J. Gallagher, the National Alliance for Healthcare Purchasers Coalitions, GE healthymagination, Families USA, the ABIM Foundation, SEIU 775 Benefits Group, King County, Regence BlueCross, the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers Coalitions, Kaiser Permanente Washington, and more. View the full agenda for further details.
- Click here to register for the live stream using code: MediaHDN2018
- Click here to register to attend in-person using code: MediaHDN2018
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About NRHI
NRHI represents more than 30 regional health improvement collaboratives (RHICs) and state-affiliated partners, all working toward the goals of better health, better care, and lower costs. RHICs provide a neutral, trusted mechanism through which communities can plan, facilitate, and coordinate the activities required for successful transformation of their healthcare systems. Follow us on Twitter at @RegHealthImp.
About Washington Health Alliance
The Washington Health Alliance is a place where stakeholders work collaboratively to transform Washington State’s health care system for the better. The Alliance brings together organizations that share a commitment to drive change in our health care system by offering a forum for critical conversation and aligned efforts by stakeholders: purchasers, providers, health plans, consumers and other health care partners. The Alliance is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 185 member organizations.
