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The Center for Health Transformation is a high-impact collaboration of private and public sector leaders dedicated to the creation of a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for every American. We do this by identifying, creating, and accelerating the adoption of transformational solutions and policies that create better health at lower cost, a mission that depends upon our ability to build, train and collaborate with a critical mass of leaders.

Enroller Resource Center has almost 1300 independent benefit counselors (230 bilinguals) located all across the country. These enrollers contract with carriers and enrollment firms to do onsite and Call Center benefits communications. ERC consults with its clients to create effective and affordable worksite communications.

The ABA HSA Council is an organization of banks, insurers and technology leaders committed to increasing the adoption velocity of health savings accounts in the United States. The ABA HSA Council represents its members before Congress, the White House and U.S. Courts in order to preserve the ability of Americans to pay for healthcare using an HSA.

EmployersWeb.com is the leading business web portal and companion magazines dedicated to providing real health, benefits, compensation, work-life, recognition, and career development solutions.

Global Knowledge Exchange Network’s (GKEN) purpose is to identify and promote the awareness and adoption of existing and emerging better practice models and promising new health systems models across industrialized nations. GKEN favors the promotion of better practices that do not require legislation, international treaties or large sums of money, yet when adopted can improve health systems on a global basis.

Wye River Group on Healthcare (WRGH) and its affiliated Foundation for American Health Care Leadershipsm (FAHCL) are nonpartisan, not for profit entities, which serve as catalysts to raise awareness and broaden perspectives to enable constructive healthcare change.

America’s Benefits Specialists – NAHU represents licensed health insurance agents, brokers, consultants and benefit professionals across America who assists individuals in purchasing health insurance.

The Foundation for HealthSMART Consumers is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to activating health care consumers by properly informing them about the evolving landscape for individual health responsibility and care accountability. With the aspiration of encouraging consumer awareness of each of our individual roles in contributing to a viable health future, The Foundation seeks to connect stakeholders and build momentum for a movement where all parties are committed to adding value through the health of our society and the strength of our system.

United Benefit Advisors® (UBA) is a Member-owned alliance of more than 140 premier independent benefit advisory firms with 165 offices throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and is one of the nation’s top five employee benefit advisory organizations. UBA Members are uniquely prepared to share their collective wisdom with busy employers who want the assurance that they are making informed choices that improve the lives of their employees. Our Members saved employers an average of 7.4% from the initial medical plan renewal offer in 2009, which translates to a staggering $1.1 billion in annual medical plan cost savings.

The Healthcare Payments & Policy Conference (HCON) is the premiere conference and expo event bringing together healthcare payments industry leaders and policy makers to showcase and discuss new market trends, technologies, and challenges shaping the healthcare payments landscape. HCON2011 will be held June 28 – 29, 2011 in Washington, DC.

The Leapfrog Group is a coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health benefits founded a decade ago to work for improvements in health care safety, quality, and affordability.