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The COSE Health Care Scenario Planning Study evaluated possible scenarios and outcomes regarding the potential "futures" of health care. Review these scenarios and learn how these outcomes could impact your business, family and surrounding community.
Participants
Working closely with Global Business Network (GBN), COSE selected a diverse group of more than 35 local and national health care experts—including physicians, respected health care trend watchers, journalists, authors and executives from numerous small business and political organizations, such as:
 | Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A., distinguished service over the past 20 years as a top U.S. government health expert and spokesperson. Assistant Surgeon General of the United States from 1993-2005, as senior global and e-health adviser from 2002-2005, and as the First Deputy Assistant Secretary for women's health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1993-1997. |
 | Jeff Goldsmith, President of Health Futures, Inc. and Associate Professor of Medical Education in the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia. |
 | Sara Horowitz, Founded Working Today in 1995 to represent the needs and concerns of the growing independent workforce. |
 | Brian Klepper, Founder and President of The Center for Practical Health Reform (CPHR), a broad-based non-partisan effort to re-establish stability and sustainability to American health care. |
 | Todd McCracken, President of National Small Business Association (NSBA), directing all activities of the advocacy-oriented association. |
 | Michael L. Millenson, Nationally Recognized Consultant on the quality and cost of health care, on patient empowerment and on e-health, and Author of the critically acclaimed book, Demanding Medical Excellence: Doctors and Accountability in the Information Age. |
 | Michael O'Donnell, Director, Health and Wellness for Cleveland Clinic Health System. He is responsible for employee wellness, EAP, fitness centers and occupational health for 34,000 Cleveland Clinic employees, as well as emerging programs for patients and the community. |
 | David Repko, Senior Vice President and corporate manager of health and welfare benefits at National City Corporation. |
 | Michael F. Rodgers, Senior Vice President, public policy and advocacy, at the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA). |
 | Cliff Shannon, President of SMC Business Councils (formerly the Smaller Manufacturers Council), a position he assumed in September 1996. |
 | Ed Wolking, Executive Vice President, Detroit Regional Chamber, with responsibility for affinity products, partnerships, Health Care and Manufacturing |
* Keith Ashmus
* Linda Bluso
Greg Belden
Mick Flemming
Rob Fowler
Scott Hauge
* John Hexter
Mathew Holt
Martha Lanning
* Lou Licata
Bill Lindsay
* Tim Reynolds
Joe Roman
* David Stetler
George Stadtlander
Paul Tait
* Kathy Tatman
Chris Varley
Steven Weber
COSE Participants
Steve Millard
Rob Moffatt
Nancy Pokorny
Patty Starr
Claire Walker
GBN Project Team
Andrew Blau
Bertram Chan
Jonathan Star
* COSE extends a special thank you to the members of the Steering Committee.