ACC Focus on the San Diego Chapter - 04/02/2012 (Plain Text Version)

May MCLE - Assessing How Health Care Reform Impacts the General Counsel’s Office

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May 17, 2012

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Overview

Talking points for the General Counsel’s Office on health care reform and potential consequences for employers, employees, hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, third-party payers (including HMOs, Medicare and Medi-Cal) suppliers and other stakeholders.

The program will discuss key aspects of health care reform and its role in the dramatic transformation that is re-shaping the delivery of health care goods and services. The program will address the following:

*         Overview of key fiscal, demographic, technological, quality and other market place developments driving the need to re-shape the health care delivery system;
*         Identification of key elements of health care reform including, changes that are applicable to all employers and employees as well as requirements that are applicable only to specific health care and life science companies;
*         Outlook for health care reform legislation, including, consideration of key issues discussed in oral arguments before the Supreme Court in March;
*         Discussion of marketplace reaction, including, payor-provider-employer collaboration;
*        Relationship to other government actions, including, enforcement efforts

Speakers

Bruce Fried, Partner, SNR Denton Health Care Practice
Elizabeth Foster, SNR Denton Corporate & Business Transactions Practice
Jack Gilbertson, SNR Denton Health Care Practice
Ross Stromberg, Director, Healthcare Advisory, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Notes

11:30 - Noon Registration and Lunch
Noon - 1:00 Program

CLE

Credits: 1 Hour
State: CA
Category: General

Contact

Exclusively Legal
Phone: 619-260-2022
E-mail: acca@exclusivelylegal.com

Location

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6154 Nancy Ridge Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

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Cost

Members: $15
Non-members: $55