2008 Health Quality Awards
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C.
6:30pm Reception / 7:30pm Dinner and Awards

Honorees

The Honorable Edward Kennedy
United States Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor, State of California

The Honorable Ron Sims
King County Executive, State of Washington

Joseph Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.
Surgeon General, State of Arkansas
Director, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Master of Ceremonies

Mara Liasson
National Political Correspondent for National Public Radio

The 2008 Health Quality Awards will recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations who highlight the need for and drive health care quality improvement. The awards dinner will bring together a diverse group of health care stakeholders, including health plans, employers, patients, caregivers and leading health care policy makers.

Former recipients have included:

  • The Honorable Hillary Clinton, United States Senator- New York 
  • The Honorable Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and Founder, The Center for Health Transformation
  • The Honorable Chuck Grassley, United States Senator- Iowa
  • Mary Tyler Moore
  • The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of the State of Kansas
  • Edward H. Wagner, M.D., MPH, Director, MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation at The Center for Health Studies/ Group Health Cooperative
  • Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge, a collaborative leadership of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation) and Nickelodeon
Lead Sponsors

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Underwriter Sponsors

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Benefactor Sponsors

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Patron Sponsors

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Companion Sponsors

Aetna, Inc.
America's Health Insurance Plans
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 
American Osteopathic Association       
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
CECity.com, Inc.      
Cedars-Sinai Health System    
Centene Foundation for Quality Health Care    
DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc.
Highmark  
Hoffman-La Roche Inc.   
Maureen Cotter & Associates, Inc.     
MedStar Health
NACDS Foundation      
PhRMA 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP   
The University of Pennsylvania Health System  
 

Friend Sponsors

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons      
American Medical Association
AMERIGROUP Charitable Foundation      
Association of American Medical Colleges      
BlueCrossBlueShield of Florida
CapitolMed
Compliance 360, Inc. 
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.     
Health Policy - Jefferson Medical College     
Laboratory Corporation of America    
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship  
OptumHealth 
StayWell Health Management  
    

Supporter Sponsors

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Ophthalmology     
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Physicians 
  Aronson & Company
CBIZ, Inc.    
CHD Meridian Healthcare
Epic Systems Corporation      
Gardner/Mills Group, LLC      
Genzyme Corporation   
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.  
Hewitt Associates     
Horizon BCBSNJ
Humana
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
JC Consulting Group      
LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc.  
Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC 
McKesson Health Solutions
MEDecision
National Partnership for Women & Families    
Passport Health Plan  
Puget Sound Energy
Russell Reynolds Associates   
Santucci & Associates Insurance Agency, Inc    
SunTrust Bank
Triad Healthcare, Inc.
ViPS, Inc.    

NCQA is grateful to its generous sponsors and their commitment to improving the quality of health care. 

For registration information, please call 202-333-4406 or
e-mail ncqa@gardnermills.com
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