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Frequently, CAHC will with have Members of Congress as well as their staff, Industry Leaders, and Coalition Members brief our membership or hold briefings on the Hill.  These presentations as well as audio recordings and transcripts of these meetings (when available) can be found here.


Below are some of the presentations that we have had in the past:


  • April 27, 2012:  Account Based Plans and Health Reform: Can You Keep (or Get) What You Want?

    Guest speakers: Jill Schmalz, Professional Staff, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health; Roy Ramthun, President, HSA Consulting Services & Kevin McKechnie, Executive Director of the ABA HSA Council [Presentation].

  • January 30, 2012:  Presentation on Medicare for a New Generation Wyden-Ryan Medicare Reform.

    Guest speakers: Matt Hoffman, Budget Analyst, Majority Staff, House Budget Committee & Elizabeth Jurinka, Legislative Assistant, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR).

     [Speaker Bios] [Wyden-Ryan Fact Sheet] [Wyden-Ryan in the Media]

  • November 30, 2011:  Presentation on Improving Cost and Quality Information for Consumers, Providers and Payers.  Guest speakers: Kerry Hicks, CEO HealthGrades & Dr. Keith Smith, Surgery Center of Oklahoma.
  • October 4, 2011:  Presentation on Medicare Part D and Proposed Rebates.  Guest speaker: Michael Ramlet, American Action Forum. [Document]
  • May 23, 2011: Briefing by John Blum, Director, Center for Medicare Management on cost and quality improvement potential from ACOs.
  • April 19, 2011: Briefing by John Thomassian, National Governors Association, on health costs and the perspectives of Governors.
  • February 18, 2011: Dr. Guy Clifton - TRICARE Reform: Options for the Future of TRICARE
  • January 21, 2011: Conversation with Cheryl Jaeger, Senior Policy Adviser to Majority Leader Eric Cantor
  • December 1, 2010: Conversation with Glenn Hackbarth, Chairman of MedPAC regarding ACOs [Document]
  • September 30, 2010: Capitol Hill Briefing Series: Small Business Impact of PPACA
  • July 28, 2010: Capitol Hill Briefing Series: High Risk Pools [Document 1] [Document 2]
  • June 22, 2010: Capitol Hill Briefing Series: Insurance Market Reforms [Document]
  • June 4, 2010: “A Conversation with NAIC” regarding the benefit exchanges, medical loss ratio and health insurance rate review. 
  • April 8, 2010: “Implementation of the State High Risk Pools.”