Crunched by Numbers: The Affordable Care Act's Impact on Business and the Regional Workforce (CEO Forum)

 Our annual CEO Forum in brought together a panel of experts in the provision of health services, health insurance, the regulatory creation of the ACA, and healthcare consulting to provide an objective assessment of the practical challenges presented by, and the expected effects of, the ACA’s full implementation. We asked our moderator and panelists to take an “objective” approach, i.e., to focus on the law’s requirements and how it would look in practice, rather than on its desirability. The result was a very informative presentation, which laid out the great complexities, uncertainties, and possible unintended consequences of this massive centralization of the nation’s health-care. 

Co-Chaired by: 
Traci L. Lovitt, Esquire, Jones Day 
Martha Born, Esquire, Biogen Idec, Inc.

Moderator: 
Brent L. Henry, Esquire - Vice President & General Counsel, Partners HealthCare System, Inc. 

Panelists:  
David Gruber, MD, MBA - Director of Research, Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group 
Catherine E. Livingston, Esquire – Partner, Jones Day 
Stephanie S. Lovell, Esquire – Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Rae – Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Waters Corporation

(From left): Elizabeth B. Rae, David Gruber

(From left): Brent L. Henry, Catherine E. Livingston, Stephanie S. Lovell

(From left): Moderator Brent L. Henry, Panelist Elizabeth B. Rae, NELF Chair Mark Beaudouin, NELF President Martin J. Newhouse