Developing a Structure for Consumer Choice: Looking at the Continuum of Options for Assuring Public Accountability

Paper Author:

Lynn Etheredge

Private Consultant

Washington, D.C.

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Content and Process of Informed Choice: Reviewing the State-of-the-Art from the Corporate Community and Other Purchasing Alliances

Paper Author:

Elizabeth Hoy

Director, Health Systems Management Issues

Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C.

Responding Perspectives:

Kathleen P. Burek

Manager, Employee Insurance Division

Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

St. Paul, Minnesota

Richard E. Curtis

President

Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C.

Barbara Decker

Division Manager, Health Policy and Planning

Edison International Rosemead, California