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A seat at the table for health care reform

August 13, 2009 Steven Lipstein

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CEO, BJC HealthCare

Steve Lipstein is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.

In recent weeks, I have had the opportunity to be among leaders of major health care organizations who were invited to the White House to meet with director of health reform Nancy-Ann DeParle, along with Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to President Barack Obama and Susan Sher, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, Michele Obama. The group included CEOs of some of the best-known institutions of medicine in the United States, including Duke, Johns Hopkins, University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Mason, Partners, Catholic Healthcare West, M.D. Ander... more >>>