PBN fall 2017 Health Care Summit set for Oct. 5 in Warwick

PROVIDENCE – PBN’s fall 2017 Health Care Summit will take place Oct. 5 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick from 8:30-11:30 p.m. This year the event and its two panels of health care experts will speak about the changing landscape of health care and health insurance and its impact on Rhode Island.

The panels will focus on the attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, health care costs, the opioid crisis, and the effects of health care and health insurance legislation on Rhode Island individuals and companies.

This year the panels include:

  • Tia Bush, vice president for site operations of Amgen Rhode Island
  • Dr. Thomas Bledsoe, primary care internist at University Medicine
  • Christopher Cote, managing director, London Health Administrators
  • Melissa Cummings, senior vice president and chief customer officer of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
  • Dr. Marie L. Ganim, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner
  • Steve Kozak, director of behavioral health services at Tufts Health Plan
  • Dr. Alan Kurose, CEO of Coastal Medical
  • Zachary Sherman, executive director at HealthSource RI
  • Peter Marino, president and CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
  • Dr. John B. Murphy, executive vice president for physician affairs at Lifespan
  • Dr. Martin Serota, chief medical officer for Prospect CharterCare Health Partners
  • Dr. Jason Spangler, executive director of medical policy and quality strategy for Amgen Inc.

This year’s presenting sponsors are Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and University Medicine.

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Partner sponsors include Coastal Medical, CharterCare Health Partners, Lifespan, London Health Administrators, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Tufts Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare of New England.

Tickets are available at the Health Summit event page. Tickets are $60 per person and $600 for a table of 10.

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