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Welcome to the National Institute of Health Policy

The Organization
The National Institute of Health Policy (NIHP) is a not-for-profit, membership organization comprised of healthcare industry leaders throughout the Upper Midwest.  The NIHP provides a neutral forum for regional healthcare institutions to work collaboratively to shape healthcare both locally and nationally.  The NIHP allows its members the opportunity to focus on the important as well as the urgent in healthcare.

Mission
To advance health policy dialogue throughout the Upper Midwest.
 
Recent Events

The Washington, D.C. Health Policy Seminar
April 13-15, 2008

This event provides senior healthcare executives the unique opportunity to learn from and personally interact with a wide range of elected members of Congress, administration officials, Congressional staff, policy experts and lobbyists, and well-known capitol journalists in an intensive three-day, small group format.

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The System 2009
April 25-27, 2008
Chaska, MN

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 The Dean of public policy pundits, David Broder of the Washington Post, and 40 other veterans of the last national effort at health policy reform, gathered for a weekend in Minnesota to design an entirely new approach to the challenge of national health policy reform.

Interested in learning more about the NIHP's series on the Medical Arms Race Syndrome?  Click here to follow the discussion and find more information on past and upcoming events in the series

Commentary from NIHP Chair, Dave Durenberger

June 18, 2008

 

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS
Tim Russert's professional colleagues tell us how contagious Tim's journalistic enthusiasm and professionalism has been and how much it will be missed. The suddenness of his departure...makes it more difficult to bear...read more.
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Health Policy and Member News

 

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Heart Transplantation Discovery: 30 Years and Beyond
 Fairview Health Services and the Lillehei Heart Institute hosted a celebration in honor of the 30th anniversary of the first heart transplant at the University of Minnesota. Read a transcript of Dave Durenberger's speech.
May 30, 2008

 

Is National Health Reform Possible?

Dave Durenberger speaks to the MN Academy of Medicine about the future of health reform.

May 6, 2008

 

Hospital Construction Could be Healthy

A proposed new hospital by the Mankato Clinic, though very preliminary, could create a statewide debate on health care costs and value. Dave Durenberger comments on the proposal.

Mankato Free Press

November 9, 2007
 

Minnesota maps path to better health care

Universal coverage is just one of the missions of two groups assigned to deliver solutions in '08; members are optimistic. Dave Durenberger comments.

By Rachel Stassen-Berger

St. Paul Pioneer Press

July 11, 2007

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