Leonard Schaeffer ’69, Founding Chairman and former CEO of WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. and Judge Widney Chair and Professor at the University of Southern California’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development shares his perspectives on health care reform, the current health care landscape and cost of care, and the future impact of the health care reform bill on the U.S. economy. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "Health Care Reform Revisited," Summer 2011.

Thomas Considine, New Jersey Banking & Insurance Commissioner; Don George, President and CEO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont; Kevin Lembo, Connecticut State Comptroller and former State Healthcare Advocate; and Richard Nathan, Researcher and former Director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Moderated by Heather Howard, Director, State Health Reform Assistance Network and Lecturer in Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School. Panelists discuss the ability of states to implement health care reform and the current exchange within and between states on how to effectively roll out programmatic changes.

Bruce Lesley, President of First Focus, and Joel Cantor, Director of the Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University. A research overview of the issues affecting children's health in New Jersey as this pertains to health care reform implementation.

Sen. Joseph Vitale, New Jersey State Senate representing the 19th Legislative District; Valerie Harr, Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, State of New Jersey; Kendell Sprott, Acting Chair and Assistant Professor of the Department of Pediatrics, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School; and Cecilia Zalkind, ACNJ Executive Director. A panel discussion about the issues affecting children's health in New Jersey as this pertains to health care reform implementation. Moderated by James W. Smith, Jr., Vice President, Children's Futures.

Peter Orszag '91, former Director, Office of Management and Budget, explains the financial problems associated with the growth of national health care costs, data on the variation in cost and quality of care across the country, and the implementation of legislation and cost containment measures.

Paul Starr, Stuart Professor of Communications and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, shares his perspectives on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the need for political implementation in the face of sharply divided public opinion.

T.R. Reid '66 and Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, on the topic of U.S. politics and health care reform. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "Health Care Reform Revisited," Summer 2011.

T.R. Reid '66 and Tsung-Mei Cheng, Health Policy Research Analyst at the Woodrow Wilson School, on the topic of single payer health care systems with a special focus on Taiwan. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "Health Care Reform Revisited," Summer 2011.

T.R. Reid '66 and Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, on the topic of the U.S. health care system. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "Health Care Reform Revisited," Summer 2011.