EXPERTS DEBATE SWISS HEALTHCARE MODEL AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FORUM
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EXPERTS DEBATE SWISS HEALTHCARE MODEL AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FORUM
Mar 17, 2010 05:00 PM
Ruth Dreifuss, former President of the Swiss Confederation (1999), headlined a panel discussion on healthcare at Harvard Business School (HBS) on March 4.
Ms. Dreifuss spoke of the evolution of universal, public-private Swiss healthcare—a model of interest in the US healthcare reform debate. A political figure for nearly three decades, Ms. Dreifuss had won referendums on revising Switzerland’s Health Insurance Bill and its social security system.
Ms. Dreifuss was joined by panelists Regina Herzlinger, Professor of Business Administration, HBS; Wolfgang Klietmann, President, HBS Health Industry Alumni Association; and Thomas Zeltner, former Head of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.
The discussion was moderated by National Public Radio correspondent Julie Rovner. Afterwards, the 250 guests had the opportunity to meet Ms. Dreifuss at a lavish reception hosted by HBS.
