Luncheon Keynote:
Caring for the Commonwealth

Hon. Martha Coakley, Attorney General,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Greetings from the Secretary

Christie L. Hager, J.D., M.P.H.,
Regional Director, Region I (New England),
US Department of Health and Human Services

Keeping Costs Under Control -
The Patrick Administration’s View

JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Why Do We Care About Rising
Health Care Costs?

Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic Policy
and Research, Washington, DC

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Identifying the Cost Drivers

Tom O’Brien, Asst Attorney General,
Health Care Div. Chief, Office of
Attorney General Martha Coakley

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Understanding Massachusetts
Health Care Costs

David Morales, Commissioner, Massachusetts
Division of Health Care Finance & Policy

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Is Greater Transparency the Answer?

Michael F. Collins, M.D., Chancellor,
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences,
University of Massachusetts

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What Are the Options & Implications to Addressing the Factors Driving
Health Care Costs?

David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University

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Reactor Panel