Healthcare in the High Country
Vail Symposium and Vail Valley Partnership present lecture and panel discussion on the evolving healthcare options and frustrations for mountain residents
Vail, Colo. – Soaring costs, few choices and many complaints have highlighted conversations about healthcare for mountain residents as the Colorado Mountain Resort Region of Eagle, Summit, Pitkin and Garfield counties is repetitively named the most expensive insurance market in the United Sates.
Bringing together state and local health leaders with small business owners in the Vail Valley, the Vail Symposium, in collaboration with the Vail Valley Partnership’s Business Forum Series, will present a lecture and panel discussion on healthcare challenges and opportunities in Colorado’s high country.
“Healthcare costs and access to insurance remains a challenge for the Vail Valley business community,” said Chris Romer, Vail Valley Partnership president and CEO. “We are thrilled to have State Insurance Commissioner Marguarite Salazar and our panel of local experts to discuss healthcare access and costs, and to provide updates to our local audience on their individual operations and how they are working to address these issues.”
Marguerite Salazar was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper as Colorado Insurance Commissioner in 2013. She oversees the regulation of the insurance industry in Colorado. She was previously appointed by President Barack Obama as Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region VIII, where she played a role in the Department’s effort to implement the Affordable Care Act.
Other panelists include: Kathy Jacoby from Delta Dental of Colorado, Janel Allen-Davis of Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Janet Pogar from Anthem Blue Cross and Michael Holton of the Vail Valley Medical Center.
Welcome and sign-in begins at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 8:30 a.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Coffee and pastries will be provided.
This is the second program in a series the Vail Symposium and the Vail Valley Partnership have collaborated on in order to address difficult local issues. The first program held on June 14, “The Economic Status of Women in Colorado” attracted more than 40 interested attendees. Other programs to follow include a look at the state of Eagle County’s economy on September 14 and the state of Colorado’s economy on November 1.
“Our first program collaboration made it clear that locals care about these issues and it is important to bring forth honest information,” said Rohn Robbins, current chairman of the Board of Directors for the Vail Symposium. “With this information, attendees can go forward with making the appropriate decisions on a number of applicable instances. We look forward to this program as healthcare continues to distress many in the high country.”
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If you go
Lecture Details
What: Health Care in the High Country
Where: CMC Edwards
When: June 28, 8 a.m. sign-in, 8:30 a.m. program
With: Marguerite Salazar and panel
How Much: $35 general admission, $25 Vail Symposium Lighthouse Society Members and Vail Valley Partnership Members
Visit VailSymposium.org or call 970.476.0954 to register