Monday, October 20, 2008
The Massachusetts Health Council's ...
Annual Award Dinner
Grand Ballroom
Newton Marriott Hotel
The Massachusetts Health Council has been recognizing outstanding individuals for their dedication and leadership in promoting and protecting the health of Massachusetts residents since 1980.  For the past 28 years, scores of health care agency representatives, advocates, consumers, providers, policy makers and corporations from around the State and New England have come together to honor these individuals at the MA Health Council's Award Dinner.

Please join with us and our Master of Ceremonies, Peter Meade, Managing Director, Rasky Baerlein, as we honor Deborah Enos, President and CEO, Neighborhood Health Plan and Marva Serotkin, President, The Boston Home. We do not need to tell you the profound contributions they have made to the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Their dedication and concern for the health and well-being of all our residents has been well noted.

Click Here to read about Deborah Enos.
Click Here to read about Marva Srotkin.

For questions, please call Betty at 617-965-3711. .

Dinner & Table Tickets Only
Information to be posted.

Major Sponsorships
The following information is regarding sponsorships for the award event. Information about ticket and table purchases only will follow this letter in the dinner invitation. Major Sponsorships include recognition. All reservations and ad copy must be received by Friday, September 26, 2008 for inclusion in the Award Banquet Program Booklet. Payment must accompany reservation form.

A. GRAND SPONSOR - $ 20,000

1. 3 tables for 10 with priority seating
2. Personal introduction with those at the tables standing to be recognized.
3. Personal letter published in front of program booklet
4. Name on first page of program booklet and on sponsor page
5. Name displayed in reception area
6. Name listed on thank you signs on each table in ballroom
7. 1 Gold page ad - centerfold
8. Name and logo displayed at the top of the screen in front of ballroom
9. Name on invitation (if response received by July 1st)
10. Name on web site

B. GOLD SPONSORS - $ 15,000

1. 2 tables for 10 with priority seating
2. Name listed on thank you signs on each table
3. Name displayed in reception area
4. Name on first page of program booklet and on sponsor page
5. 1 Gold page ad
6. Name and logo displayed on screen in front of ballroom
7. Name on web site

C. SILVER SPONSORS - $ 10,000

1. 1 table for 10 with priority seating
2. Name listed on thank you signs on each table
3. Name displayed in reception area
4. Name listed in program booklet
5. 1 Silver page ad
6. Name and logo displayed on screen in front of ballroom

E. RECEPTION SPONSORS - $ 7,500

1. 1 table for 10 with priority seating
2. Full page ad
3. Name displayed in reception area
4. Name listed in Program Booklet as Reception Sponsor

F. CENTERPIECE SPONSORS - $5,000

1. 8 seats with priority seating
2. Half page ad
3. Name listed in Program Booklet as Centerpiece Sponsor

G. PROGRAM BOOKLET SPONSORS - $3,000

1. 5 seats
2. Half page ad
3. Name listed in Program Booklet

H. SUPPORTING SPONSORS - $ 1,500

1. 2 seats
2. Quarter Page ad
3. Name listed in program booklet

I. SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSOR

This category allows the purchase of tickets to be donated for those who cannot afford to attend but would like to do so. Invitations for ticket purchases separate from sponsorships will be mailed in August. Donated ticket may be purchased at $150.00 each. Donated tables for 10 may be purchased at $1,500.

1. Name listed in program booklet

ADVERTISING IN THE PROGRAM BOOKLET

Prices

1. Back Cover (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) $3000
2. Inside Back Cover (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) $2500
3. Gold Page (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) $750
4. Silver Page (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) $650
5. White Page (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) $500
6. Half Page (4 1/2 x 3 1/2) $400
7. Quarter Page (2 x 3 1/2) $300

HONOREES

DEBORAH ENOS

Deborah Enos President and CEO, Neighborhood Health Plan

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), Deborah Enos both articulates and represents the mission of NHP and is responsible to the Board of Directors for the overall management, and performance of NHP. Previously appointed President in March 2005, Ms. Enos assumed the additional role of CEO in December 2005. In the role of President and CEO, Ms. Enos builds and maintains an effective working partnership with the Board of Directors to set and implement overall policy and business objectives for NHP.  She develops and oversees NHP's strategic and operating plans, ensuring that they are implemented within the framework and budgetary guidelines approved by the Board.  Ms. Enos is also responsible for ensuring that NHP operational processes support the needs of providers and members, as well as the organization's business objectives.

Prior to her role as President and CEO, Ms. Enos was Vice President for Business Development at Neighborhood Health Plan. In this function, Ms. Enos was responsible for overseeing Business Development, Marketing and Corporate Communications, and Commercial Sales operations within the organization.  Specifically, her duties included managing the development and implementation of new business development programs involving health plan providers, existing and prospective members, and health and human services agencies. She also provided senior level leadership for program development, Medicaid and commercial membership growth and retention, marketing and advertising, corporate communications, and community health center initiatives and technical assistance.

Prior to joining NHP in January of 1997, Ms. Enos was a Provider Relations Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield for the Central Region of Network Development and Management. Her other previous positions included Director of Program Development at Cambridge Eye Doctors, where she developed and implemented third party vision care programs. In addition to her responsibilities at NHP, Ms. Enos serves on the boards of several organizations including the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Community Health Center Capital Fund (CHCCF), Community Medical Alliance (CMA), Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP), Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), Massachusetts Health Payment Policy Advisory Board, the American Heart Association, and Whittier Street Health Center Foundation.

Ms. Enos received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Dartmouth College and her Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health.

MARVA SEROTKIN

Marva Serotkin President, The Boston Home

Marva Serotkin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Home. Since joining TBH in 1997, Ms. Serotkin launched a strategic planning initiative that resulted in establishing the organization as a leader in research, training, and innovative programs for adults with physical disabilities.

Active in many leadership activities, Ms. Serotkin has served as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Extended Care Federation and President-Elect for the Codman Square Health Center Board of Directors. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences, including conferences held in the Netherlands and Portugal. She also presented at the International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging in Norway. Under Ms. Serotkin's leadership, TBH has received two rare perfect scores in the last two years from the Department of Public Health on its annual survey of quality care. TBH also received an "Outstanding Service Award" from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2005.

She is a past President of the Massachusetts Public Health Association and a member of the American Health Care Association. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and has been a lecturer for Boston University Graduate School of Management and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

Prior to The Boston Home, Ms. Serotkin was the Chief Executive Officer of the Shattuck Hospital in Boston and President of Cura Visiting Nurse Association in Plymouth. She has served as a key member of the executive management teams at Carney Hospital, Children's Hospital in Boston, and the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals.

She received a Master of Public Health from Yale University and an A.B. in Biology/Liberal Arts from Boston University..

Proper School Nutrition
According the Massachusett Health Council's 2006 health status indicator report, Common Health for the Commonwealth, Massachusetts is experiencing an epidemic of childhood obesity and overweight. Between 25-30 percent of the state's 10- 17-year olds are overweight or obese. These children face serious health consequences, including higher risk of developing diabetes, asthma, heart disease, depression, and low self esteem. 11% of high school students are overweight and another 16% are at risk of becoming overweight. This combined 27% is a significant increase over the 23% reported by the DPH just 5 years ago.

Also as reported by the Massachusett Health Council's Trends report, driven by the obesity epidemic, type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common among children and teenagers. In Boston alone, 15% of all diabetic children have type 2 diabetes, 5 times the prevailing rate of 10 years ago.

The time to prevent obesity is childhood, and schools are excellent place to start. "An Act to Promote Proper School Nutrition" (H. 4376), sponsored by Representative Peter Koutoujian, requires healthy standards for drinks and snacks sold in public schools. The bill has been approved by two legislative committees, Public Health and Health Care Financing, and is currently in the House Ways and Means Committee.

Obesity Fact Sheet Summary: CLICK HERE

MA Health Reform Turns Two on April 12, 2008

On April 12th, Massachusetts health reform reaches its second anniversary. While we continue working on implementation challenges, we recognize major accomplishments to date:

• More than 300,000 people have found coverage.
  
  

  176,000 are enrolled in Commonwealth Care. MassHealth has expanded by 90,000. Private health insurance enrollment has grown by 111,000, according to the MA Assn. of Health Plans -- 17,000 through Commonwealth Choice.

• Uncompensated care spending dropped 34% since 2006.
   
• Non-group premiums have lowered by as much as 42%, and these premiums purchase better coverage.
   
• The share of employers offering health insurance holds steady at 72%, above the national average.
   
• Public support for health reform continues, at 59% in January 2008.

Affordability: The Board approved a 10% hike. Click here to see the plan. The schedule is open for public comment through 4/7 with a final vote on 4/10.

Premiums: The Connector approved 10% CommCare premium hikes, in line with the affordability schedule. Increases take effect in July.

Co-pays: The Connector approved changes to many co-pays important to consumers. Mental health outpatient co-pays were decreased. Click here for more info.

Questions? Contact Lindsey at Health Care For All for further information about health care reform: ltucker@hcfama.org 617.275.2904.

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