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2010 Purchaser Symposium, Extreme Makeover: Health Care Edition

The seventh annual Purchaser Symposium focused on the implications of health care reform and what they might mean employers. The program also provided the nearly 500 business and community leaders in attendance with information on emerging trends in health care. This year's event was held on February 11, 2010 at the RiverCentre in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Keynote Presentations


Our scheduled keynote speaker, Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health, was not able to make it due to the weather in Washington D.C. Mary Brainerd, President & Chief Executive Officer, HealthPartners, gave an abbreviated portion of Helen's presentation on her behalf.

Mary Brainerd also shared the HealthPartners approach to health care reform and discussed emerging trends in health care. View her presentation.

Employer Panel


In this year's panel, employers shared the action they have taken address the challenges to offering affordable health care within their organization. The panel was moderated by HealthPartners Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Kathy Cooney, and featured:
  • Kristyn M.W. Mullin, Director, Benefits, Allina Hospitals & Clinics
  • Danielle Thorvilson, Benefits/HRIS Manager, Polaris Industries Inc.
  • Nathan Moracco, Director, Employee Insurance Division, State of Minnesota


Learn more about the panel and about this year's event in the 2010 Purchaser Symposium program.