Watch the conference on TVW!
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Watch WA's Health Care Innovation Plan on TVW:
- Tuesday, May 20th, at 9:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 21st, at 6:00 p.m.
Watch Online: Impact of Affordable Care Act (Part I) with Joel Gilbertson (Providence Health System), Jeff Roe (Premera Blue Cross Insurance), Hon. Bill Hinkle (Exchange Board Member), and moderator Roger Stark (WPC).
Watch Impact of the ACA I on TVW:
- Saturday, May 24th, at 5:00 p.m.
Watch Online: Impact of Affordable Care Act (Part II) with Jeff Gingold (Gingold Law Firm), Patrick Connor (NFIB), Tobi Strevell (Mercer U.S., Inc), and moderated by Ken Hamm (First Choice Health).
Watch Impact of the ACA II on TVW:
- Sunday, May 25th, at 5:00 p.m.
Watch Online: Luncheon keynote address with Katie Mahoney, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Watch Katie Mahoney's Keynote Address on TVW:
- Tuesday, May 20th, at 9:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 21st, at 6:00 p.m.

Katie W. Mahoney
Executive Director, Health Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Katie Mahoney has more than 13 years of health care experience in hospital and health plan operations, as well as health policy. She is responsible for developing, advocating, and publicizing the US Chamber’s policy on health and works with members of Congress, the administration, and regulatory agencies to promote the organization’s health policy. Katie serves as director of health policy, a post she previously held from 2004-2007, where she focuses on access to health coverage for small businesses and the uninsured, and health care quality improvement initiatives.
Washington Policy Center's Presentation Slides
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Katie W. Mahoney's Presentation Slides
Washington State's Health Care Innovation Plan: Hon. Phil Dyer's Presentation Slides
Washington State's Health Care Exchange: Hon. Bill Hinkle's Presentation Slides
Impact of the ACA on Association Health Plans: Jeff Gingold's Presentation Slides
Impact of the ACA on Large Businesses: Tobi Strevell's Presentation Slides
Washington Policy Center's 12th Annual Health Care Conference in Bellevue and WPC's Annual Health Care Luncheon in Spokane are some of the state's most anticipated policy events each year. The 550+ statewide attendees included state legislators, candidates, agency staff, business owners, the biotech community, patient advocacy groups and industry representatives. This year’s keynote lunch presentation featured Katie W. Mahoney, Executive Director for Health Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who addressed the changing health care policies surrounding Obamacare's implementation.
Presenting Sponsor

Conference Benefactors
First Choice Health
Providence Health & Services
Conference Patrons
AstraZeneca
MD Squared
PhRMA
Physicians Insurance A Mututal Company
Proliance Surgeons
Washington State Medical Association
Conference Supporters
Alliant Employee Benefits
El Jahncke
Johnson & Johnson
The Partners Group
Women of Washington
Table Purchasers
Mike and Susie Cero
Genentech
Regence BlueShield
Takeda
Co-Presentering Organizations
Discovery Institute
Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Renton Chamber of Commerce
Washington Biotechology and Biomedical Association
Washington Farm Bureau
Washington Health Alliance
Washington Retail Association