(front, left to right)
Rick Kahle, Lockton Companies
(Co-Chair and Co-Sponsor)
Brian Stewart, Athletic & Rehabilitation Center

Gary Stanton, Women’s Healthcare Network
Danette Wilson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Co-Chair and Co-Sponsor)

Christine Wilson, Mid-America
Coalition on HealthCare

Carolyn Watley, CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services

Frank Devocelle, Olathe Health System

(second row, left to right)

Dr. Jeffrey Kramer, Univ. of Kansas Hospital

Lori Mallory, Kansas City Internal Medicine

Jill Watson, Metro Med

Jill Ebbers, Children’s Mercy Hospital

Dr. Stephen Salanski, HCA Midwest

Dr. Nathan Granger, Clay-Platte Family

Medicine Clinic

Dr. Ian Chuang, Lockton Companies

Dr. Mark Laney, Heartland Health

(back row, left to right)

Dayna Hodgden, Encompass Medical Group

Chris Hansen, Univ. of Kansas Hospital

Kevin Sparks, Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Kansas City

Scott Helt, Univ. of Kansas Hospital

Evan Peters, Cigna

Health Professionals Prepare Amidst the Uncertainty

On the unusually cool last day of May, at the Lockton headquarters high above the Country Club Plaza, a score of local health-care leaders met to sort out the present and future of health care in the Kansas City area and beyond.

This was the 13th annual Health Care Industry Outlook orchestrated by Ingram’s Magazine. Sponsoring the event were the Lockton Companies and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, also known as Blue KC. Ably co-chairing the event were Rick Kahle, president of the benefits operation at Lockton, and Danette Wilson, Blue KC’s group executive for external operations.

In a time of uncertainty—the Supreme Court ruling on health-care reform is expected by the end of this month—the participants seemed well-prepared to deal with the future—whatever that future might be.