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May 14 - 16, 2001
Understanding Coverage and Reimbursement
Washington, DC Transcript
Due to the large size of the meeting transcript file, it has been divided into smaller sections.
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May 14th, 2001
Opening Remarks
Dr. James Gordon
Panel I: Overview of Health Care Financing in the United States
Michael O'Grady, Ph.D.
Project Hope, Center for Health Affairs
Panel Discussion
Panel II: Federal Purchasers
John Whyte, M.D.
Health Care Financing Administration
Abby Block, M.A., M.S.W., M.B.A.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Panel Discussion
Panel III: State and National Perspectives
Joy Johnson Wilson
National Conference of State Legislatures
Merilyn Francis, R.N., M.P.P.
American Association of Health Plans
Alan Korn, M.D.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Panel Discussion
Panel IV: Employer Perspectives
Tom Sawyer
William M. Mercer, Inc.
Kathleen King
Washington Business Group on Health
Judith MacPherson
CACI International, Inc.
Panel Discussion
Panel V: Health Plan Perspectives
Rick Gallion
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
John Kelly, M.D.
Aetna/U.S. Healthcare
John Weeks
The Integrator
Panel Discussion
Panel VI: Special Populations: Minorities, Uninsured, Underinsured
Nathan Stinson, M.D.
Office for Minority Health, DHHS
Doriane Miller, M.D.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Daniel Hawkins
National Association of Community Health Centers
Panel Discussion
Group Reports and Discussion
Group IA: Access and Barriers to CAM Practices and Products
Julia Scott, Chair
Group IB: Delivery of CAM Practices and Products
Tom Chappell, Chair
Adjournment
May 15th, 2001
Panel VII: Issues and Ideas
Melinna Gianninni
Alternative Link, Inc.
Linda Bedell-Logan
Solutions in Integrative Medicine
Wayne Sickels
Massage Therapist
Panel Discussion
Max Heirich, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Panel Discussion
Group Reports and Discussion
Group IIB: Federal Agencies, States, and National Organizations
Dr. Conchita Paz, Chair
Group IIA: Coverage and Reimbursement for CAM
George T. DeVries, III, Chair
Meeting Topic II:
CAM: Research Challenges
Panel I: Overview of CAM Research Challenges
David Eisenberg, M.D.
Harvard University
Panel Discussion
Panel II: Foundation Support for CAM Research
M. Bridget Duffy, M.D.
Medtronic Foundation
Doriane C. Miller, M.D.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Susan Braun
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan Samueli
Samueli Institute for Information Biology
Panel Discussion
Panel III: Approaches to Evaluating Research Literature
Donald A. Lindberg, M.D.
National Library of Medicine
Douglas B. Kamerow, M.D., M.P.H.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Brian Berman, M.D.
University of Maryland
Panel Discussion
Panel IV: Concerns about CAM and CAM Research
William M. London, Ed.D, M.P.H.
National Council Against Health Fraud
Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Arthur P. Grollman, M.D.
State University of New York at Stonybrook
Panel Discussion
Adjournment
May 16th, 2001
Panel V: Research Methodology
John A. Chabot, M.D.
Columbia University
Marcia Angell, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine
Jennifer Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H.
American Institute of Homeopathy
B. Alex White, D.D.S., Dr.P.H.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Bruce Rabin, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Panel Discussion
Panel VI: Training of Conventional and CAM Investigators
Nancy Pearson, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
Neal West, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Robert H. Blanks, Ph.D.
University of California at Irvine
Russell Phillips, M.D.
Harvard University
Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Panel Discussion
Panel VII: Publications of Peer-Reviewed CAM Research Results
Edward W. Campion, M.D.
New England Journal of Medicine
Jackie C. Wootton, M.Ed.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D.
Journal of the American Medical Association
David Riley, M.D.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
Christine Laine, M.D., M.P.H.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Arnold Relman, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine
Panel Discussion
Group Reports and Discussion
Group IIIA: CAM Research and Publication
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, Chair
Group IIIB: CAM Research Methods, Training, and Concerns
Dr. Wayne Jonas, Chair
Public Comment Session:
James Sensenig, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Candace Campbell, American Preventive Medical Association
Diane Davis Cole, University of Virginia Cancer Center
Susan Pittman, American Dietetic Association
Audrey Di Maria, Art Therapy Credential Board
Judy Simpson, American Music Therapy Association
Panel Discussion
Nancy Kristine Haller, Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Julie Merrill, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Su Liang Ku, Florida Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Sandra Chase, National Center for Homeopathy
Panel Discussion
Edward Owens, National Navel Medical Center
Matt Ward Russell, National Integrative Medicine Council
Carolyn Jones Sabatini, Pharmavite Corporation
Christina Walker, The Shenk Human Energetic Institute
Alan Dumoff, Private Practice
Panel Discussion
Adjournment
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