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Email: cconway@nbch.org
Telephone: 972-731-9242
NBCH Confirms Speaker Lineup for Annual Conference Focused on
Helping Employers Achieve Health Care Value
November event convenes purchasers and key stakeholders dedicated to
improving health and health care post-ACA
WASHINGTON and DALLAS – August 26, 2015 – The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) will
bring together employers, business and health coalitions, health plans, providers and other stakeholders
for its 20th Annual Conference focused on the future of health care and benefits. The event will be held
at The Fairmont in Dallas, November 16-18, 2015 with keynotes David Goldhill, author of “How
American Health Care Killed My Father,” and President and CEO of the Game Show Network; Jeffrey
Bauer, Health Futurist and Medical Economist; Mark Caron, CEO, Geneia; and James Klein, President,
American Benefits Council.
NBCH is a national, non-profit, membership organization of business and health coalitions, representing
more than 7,000 employers and 35 million employees and their dependents across the U.S. The event
brings together an extensive array of health care stakeholders focused on best practice strategies to
improve health outcomes, shrink excessive costs by benefit design, enhance care management, and
reduce waste in the post-Affordable Care Act environment.
“We've secured an impressive group of forward-thinking thought leaders to share learnings and insights
into how best to improve health and health care for our 20th annual conference,” said Susan Dorsey,
Vice President of Education, NBCH. “Participants can look forward to dynamic discussions and debate on
topics including the future of health care and benefits, managing pharmacy costs, and strategies to
improve workplace health and wellness.”
Speakers for this event include:
 Larry Boress, President & CEO, Midwest Business Group on Health
 Kim Dwyer, Vice President, Benefits, Advocate Health Care
 Cyndie Ewert, Vice President for Human Resources / Benefits, Energy Future Holdings
 Gaye Fortner, CEO, Healthcare 21 Business Coalition
 Paul Fronstin, PhD, Director, Health Research & Education Program, Employee Benefit Research
Institute
 Susanne Gensch, Wellness and Recognition Program Manager, Ericsson
 Barbara Gniewek, Principal, PwC US
 Neil Goldfarb, President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health
 Emma Hoo, Director, Pacific Business Group on Health
 Bob Ihrie, Senior Vice President of Compensation & Benefits, Lowe's
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Cheryl Larson, Vice President, Midwest Business Coalition on Health
Tom Lenhart, RPh, Vice President, Magellan Rx
Jack Mahoney, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Florida Health Care Coalition
Francois Millard, Chief Actuarial Officer, The Vitality Group
Sandra Morris, Senior Manager of U.S. Benefits Design, Procter & Gamble
Tom Parry, PhD, President, Integrated Benefits Institute
Olivia Ross, Associate Director, Pacific Business Group on Health
Bruce Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM, Employers Health Coalition
Dexter Shurney, MD, Chief Medical Director and Executive Director, Global Health & Wellness,
Cummins
Charles Smithers, Interim CEO, National Business Coalition on Health
Thomas Sondergeld, Vice President Global Benefits & Mobility, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Michael Thompson, Global Human Resources Services, Principal, PwC US
David Toomey, Chief Revenue Officer, Compass
Karen van Caulil, NBCH Board Chair and President , Florida Health Care Coalition
Lisa Woods, Senior Director Health Care Benefits, Walmart
Registration is complimentary for all employers affiliated with an NBCH member coalition. For additional
details and to register for the conference, visit NBCH’s website: http://www.nbch.org/2015-AnnualConference.
About the National Business Coalition on Health
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) is a national nonprofit membership organization of
purchaser-led health care coalitions, representing more than 7,000 employers, unions and local
governments, and approximately 35 million employees and dependents across the United States. NBCH
and its members are dedicated to value-based purchasing of health care services through the collective
action of public and private purchasers. NBCH seeks to accelerate the nation’s progress toward safe,
efficient, high-quality health care and the improved health status of the American population.
www.nbch.org
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