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Institute of Medicine logo. (File)
Institute of Medicine 2004 Annual Meeting

Day Two: The Rising Cost of Health Care
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004

Send a Comment to the Speakers
9:45 a.m. EDT
Introduction of Day Two Program
James J. Mongan
President and CEO
Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
10:00 a.m. EDT
What We Know and Don't Know About the Growth in Health Care Spending
Gail R. Wilensky
Senior Fellow
Project HOPE
10:40 a.m. EDT
Questions and Discussion
Is It a Problem?
11:00 a.m. EDT
Perhaps Not
David M. Cutler
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Harvard University
11:20 a.m. EDT
Probably
Henry Aaron
Senior Fellow
Economic Studies Program
The Brookings Institute
11:40 a.m. EDT
Questions and Discussion
Moderator: James J. Mongan

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12:45 p.m. EDT
Adjourn
Agenda: Day One

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