Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber will deliver keynote speech at the University of Oregon event.
(EUGENE) - The third annual Oregon Economic Forum will focus on the growing problem of health care costs and the burden being placed on the competitiveness of Oregon's private employers.
Keynote speaker and former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber will describe a national model for health care reform. Kitzhaber founded the Archimedes Movement, which encourages engagement and effective action to improve the delivery of health care.
In addition, the forum will feature a panel of business and government leaders chaired by Jack Friedman, CEO of Providence Health Plans. The panel will react to Kitzhaber's remarks and then discuss various approaches to managing health care economics in Oregon and the nation. Tim Duy, the forum's director, author of the monthly University of Oregon Economic Index and an adjunct professor of economics, will provide an overview of last year's Oregon economic trends and a forecast for the coming year.
The mission of the Oregon Economic Forum is to bring university, business and government leaders together to discuss relevant economic issues in an unbiased format.
The forum, which is sponsored by the University of Oregon, will take place Oct. 11th in the Cascade Crest Banquet Center at the Oregon Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland.
Cost of the seminar is $50 per person or $375 for a table of eight.
The registration deadline is Tuesday.
To register call Tim Duy at duy@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-4660
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