Bridge the Gap / Proving the Value of Healthcare Innovation - Conferences

Bridge the Gap /
Proving the Value of Healthcare Innovation
November 17, 2009 | Washington, DC

Avalere Health is proud to have assembled a diverse group of leaders and decision-makers in government, industry, and advocacy. These key players will engage you and each other in a dialogue on the current and future state of health reform are in the United States. Make your move with the insights of these speakers at the Avalere Health Health Reform & Commercial Marketplace conference.

Speaker Profiles /

Jean Abraham,
Assistant Professor,
Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

Jean Abraham is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota. She teaches in the Master of Healthcare Administration program and conducts research on access and cost of employer-based health insurance, behavioral effects of employee wellness programs, consumer use of quality information in health care decision-making, and hospital competition. For academic year 2008-2009, she had the privilege of serving as the senior economist on health for the President's Council of Economic Advisers in Washington, D.C.

This past spring she participated on the Obama Administration's inter-agency work group to develop policy positions around key features of health care reform, including Exchanges, subsidies for low-income Americans, and the identification of resources to pay for a major coverage expansion.

	Conference Overview

	Agenda

	Venue

	Registration

	Speaker Profiles

	Research

	Partners and Sponsors