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David F. Durenberger
Chair, National Institute of Health Policy
Senior Health Policy Fellow, University of St. Thomas
David Durenberger served as Senior United States Senator for
Minnesota from 1978 to 1995. Today, he influences the future of the
nation’s two major public health programs as a member of the
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the Kaiser Foundation
Commission on the Future of Medicaid and the Uninsured, the National
Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the National Quality
Forum’s National Commission for Quality Long-term Care. He is
President of the Medical Technology Leadership Forum.
Senator Durenberger was also named by Governor Tim Pawlenty to lead
the Minnesota Citizens Forum on Health Care Costs, an inside-out
approach to healthcare reform in Minnesota. He is author of
Prescription for Change and Neither Madman Nor Messiahs and teaches
and speaks nationally on the future of healthcare delivery and
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Naomi Haines Griffith
Naomi Haines Griffith is a true southerner, growing up in Alabama
and Mississippi. She holds a B.S. from the University of North
Alabama, an M.A. from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt
University, and a Masters in Social Work from the University of
Alabama. Since 1988, Naomi Griffith has become a national speaker
and consultant, speaking throughout the United States and Canada. A
well-known storyteller and family systems specialist, she uses
humor, her unique brand of southern wisdom, and her own experiences
to challenge and inspire audiences. |
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Michelle Putnam, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Work
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Michelle Putnam’s research is in the area of aging and disability
policy with an emphasis on political identification, political
coalition building, and the way older adults and persons with
disabilities think and feel about themselves as individuals in
society. Additional interests include the history and evolution of
aging and disability policy, and independent living policies for
younger and older adults. In April 2002, Putnam was named a Hartford
Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar. |
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