2009 White House Forum on Health Reform

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On 5 March 2009, President Barack Obama opened the 2009 White House Forum on Health Reform. [1]

Breakout groups

attendees will divide into five breakout groups to discuss ideas on how to bring down health care costs and increase coverage. Below is a list of participants in each breakout group as well as all attendees. Each session will have writer pools present; all five will be webcast on whitehouse.gov and one session will be carried by C-SPAN, which has opted to share footage with other television media outlets

Breakout Group 1

Moderators: Melody Barnes and Bob Kocher

  • Senators
    • Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
    • Mike Enzi (R-WY)
    • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
    • Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
  • Representatives
    • Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
    • Baron Hill (D-IN)
    • Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
    • Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
    • Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
    • Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
    • John Conyers (D-MI)
  • Labor
    • Service Employees International Union, Dennis Rivera
  • Business
    • Business Roundtable, Ken Powell (CEO of General Mills)
  • Health professionals
    • American Hospital Association, Rich Umbdenstock
    • American Cancer Society, Daniel Smith
    • American Nurses Association, Rebecca Patton
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Scott Serota
  • Citizen groups
    • Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Health Task Force, Peter Thomas
    • Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards
    • National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Janet Murguia

Breakout Group 2

Moderators: Valerie Jarrett and Zeke Emanuel

  • Senators
    • Chris Dodd (D-CT)
    • Robert Bennett (R-UT)
    • Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
    • Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
    • Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
  • Representatives
    • Roy Blunt (R-MO)
    • George Miller (D-CA)
    • Howard McKeon|Buck McKeon (R-CA)
    • Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
    • Donna Christensen (D-VI)
    • Tim Murphy (R-PA)
    • Michael Burgess (R-TX)
    • Nathan Deal (R-GA)
  • Business
    • National Association of Manufacturers, John Engler
  • Health industry & professions
    • Federation of American Hospitals, Chip Kahn
    • University of Chicago Medical School, Eric Whitaker
    • Pfizer, Jeff Kindler
    • PICO, Scott Hersey Reed
  • Citizen groups
    • National Partnership for Women and Families, Deb Ness
    • Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Fredette West
    • Alliance for Retired Americans, Ed Coyle

Breakout Group 3

Moderators: Peter Orszag and Eric Shinseki

  • Senators
    • Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
    • Tom Harkin (D-IA)
    • Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
    • Judd Gregg (R-NH)
  • Representatives
    • Charles Rangel (D-NY)
    • Dave Camp (R-MI)
    • Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
    • Lois Capps (D-CA)
    • Wally Herger (R-CA)
    • Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
    • Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
    • Eric Cantor (politician)|Eric Cantor (R-VA)
  • Labor
    • United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Joe Hansen
  • Business
    • National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Dan Danner
  • Health industry & professions
    • Catholic Health Association, Carol Keehan
    • Hispanic Medical Association, Elena Rios
    • America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Karen Ignani
  • Citizen groups
    • Campaign for Mental Health Reform, Bill Emmett
    • Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum, Ho Tran
    • Families USA, Ron Pollack
    • Center for American Progress, John Podesta

Breakout Group 4

Moderators: Nancy-Ann DeParle and Diana Farrel

  • Senators
    • Max Baucus (D-MT)
    • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
    • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • Representatives
    • Henry Waxman(D-CA)
    • Joe Barton (R-TX)
    • Jim Cooper (D-TN)
  • Labor
    • AFL-CIO, Gerry Shea
  • Business
    • Small Business Majority, John Arensmeyer
  • Health industry & professions
    • American Medical Association, Nancy Nielsen
    • PhRMA, Billy Tauzin
  • Citizen groups
    • National Indian Health Board, Stacey Bohlen
    • National Association of People Living with AIDS, Frank Oldham

Breakout Group 5

Moderator: Larry Summers and Neera Tanden

  • Senators
    • Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
    • Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
    • Ron Wyden (D-OR)
  • Representatives
    • John Dingell (D-MI)
    • Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
    • Mike Ross (D-AR)
    • Pete Stark (by phone) (D-CA)
  • Labor
    • Teamsters Union, Jim Hoffa
  • Business
    • U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donahue
  • Health industry & professions
    • National Medical Association, Mohammad Akhter
  • Citizen groups
    • Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman
    • American Association of Retired Persons, Bill Novelli
    • HCAN, Richard Kirsch
    • University of Miami, Donna Shalala

References

  1. Office of the Press Secretary (5 March 2009), Attendees at White House Forum on Health Reform, White House