HASC’s Modern Pricing Transparency Initiative (MPTI) Kick-Off Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the HASC Los Angeles Office from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. To register for the meeting, please contact Trudy Duncan at tduncan@hasc.org or (213) 538-0718.

The main objectives of Modern Pricing are:

• Make hospital charges more palatable to consumers and bring charges closer to costs.
• Reduce hospital charges – not revenues.
• Modern Pricing should be budget-neutral to hospitals and payers.

The Dec. 16 agenda includes:

• Welcome & Introductions, Mark Gamble, Sr. VP/COO, HASC
• Background of Modern Pricing, Anne McLeod, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, CHA
• Recapping the Henry Mayo Experience, C.R. Bob Hudson, Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
• CHA/HASC Discussions with CMS & Health Plans, A. McLeod; Lloyd Bookman, Esq., Partner, Hooper, Bookman & Lundy; M. Gamble
• Objectives of the MPTI Collaborative Pilot Hospital Group, Trahan Whitten, Executive Vice President, Toyon Associates; M. Gamble

Contact: Mark Gamble

(213) 538-0760, mgamble@hasc.org