The Yale Club of Oregon & SW Washington was proud to co-sponsor and produce this conference on issues that are relevant to our community. The conference was held on September 25th and 26th, 2015 and was a huge success. You can view or download the presentation materials HERE. You can link to videos of the presentations and panel discussions HERE.

Conference Overview

Participants met and heard from health policy experts from Yale and Harvard University and leaders in health insurance, philanthropy, innovation, and practice. This program was designed to improve participants' understanding of the legal, ethical, and economic impact of the Affordable Care Act as healthcare consumers and providers.

World-renowned health policy experts provided academic input of key policy implications around access, payment, quality and data transparency. Frontline providers and consumers informed policy experts of the success, challenges, and innovation from real world practices.

More information: Presentation Materials

More information: Conference Agenda

More information: Speaker Biographies

We are sorry to announce that Professor Robert Burt, who had been scheduled to speak at the conference, passed away August 3, 2015 in Massachusetts. He was 76 years old. You can read his obituary here.

Conference Organizers

Producer: Xiaoyan Huang, MD, MHCM, FACC (YC '91)

Event Planning: Emee Pumarega (YC '95) and Debbie LaPerle (PIPA)

Conference Sponsors



