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2 Worcester Business Journal | November 13, 2017 | wbjournal.com Presenting Sponsors Supporting Sponsor FORUM A Worcester Business Journal Event CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS HealthCare FORUM A Worcester Business Journal Event November 30, 2017 7:30 - 10:30AM Beechwood Hotel, Worcester Cost: $45 | Pre-registration required. EVENT DETAILS & REGISTER: www.wbjournal.com/healthcareforum MOVING THE NEEDLE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS Business and government are keeping the pressure on providers to contain the cost of care, and in Massachusetts the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model is being rolled out with the goal of better care at lower prices. With continued uncertainty coming out of Washington, how are these efforts playing out in Massachusetts? What are the region's major players doing to lower costs and improve care? In this forum we'll assemble a panel of experts to discuss the ACO/population health model and its implications for providers, consumers, businesses and the community. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS TIMELY FORUM! • The ACO model: How does it work, can it deliver as promised? • What are the strengths and weaknesses, the advantages and downside risks? • What are the business implications of the ACO model? How will health care delivery change, and what changes will providers have to make to operate in this new paradigm? • What does the government's push towards the ACO model mean for commercial customers - how far will the adoption go? • A foot in two canoe's - what are the challenges of delivering in the fee for service and the ACO world, and how do institutions manage risk in navigating that transition? • How are these institutions overcoming competitive barriers to collaboration? • What other steps are healthcare providers, institutions and insurers taking to reduce costs? • What responsibility do employers, consumers and insurers have in an ACO population health management model, and how can they be effective partners in helping to contain the cost of care? MODERATOR Thomas H. Ebert, M.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Fallon Health Eric W. Dickson MD, MHCM, FACEP President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. Jonathan Chines Vice President of Payer Contracting and Network Strategy, Reliant Medical Group PANELISTS TO DATE Elizabeth (Lisa) Whittemore Principal, Health Management Associates