Steering Committee

Janet Corrigan, Ph.D., M.B.A., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum

Karen Ignagni, President and Chief Executive Officer, America's Health Insurance Plans

Charles N. Kahn, III, M.P.H., President, Federation of American Hospitals

Peter V. Lee, J.D., Executive Director for National Health Policy, Pacific Business Group on Health

Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution and Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies

Rita Munley Gallagher, Ph.D., R.N., Senior Policy Fellow, American Nurses Association

Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families

Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D., President, American Medical Association

Kenneth W. Porter, Senior Vice President, American Benefits Council

William L. Roper, M.D., M.P.H., Dean, UNC School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and CEO, UNC Healthcare System (Chair, National Quality Forum)

John C. Rother, Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategy, AARP

Gerald M. Shea, Assistant to the President for Governmental Affairs, AFL-CIO

John Tooker, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians

Richard J. Umbdenstock, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Hospital Association

Supporting organizations will be listed as signatories in the transmittal letter accompanying this position paper. Please note: becoming a supporting organization involves no financial commitment.