Healthcare Finance Conference
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April 14-15, 2010

Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

The U.S. hospital and healthcare industry faces an historic moment: the proposed federal takeover of the American healthcare market.

 

SMITH's Not-For-Profit Healthcare Finance Conference addresses the major issues state and municipal healthcare finance agencies will face in this unprecedented environment:

Is there a future for the traditional non-for-profit healthcare financing market?

How will hospitals and universities finance their capital projects and operations in this new world?

How will not-for-profit healthcare institutions operate within a government-run infrastructure?

What new mandates will Washington impose on state and local hospitals and healthcare managers?

What role will traditional investors in healthcare and hospital bonds play?

How will outstanding obligations be affected?

Government-run healthcare is closer to reality than ever before. While this enterprise is daunting enough, it takes place while the U.S. economy is still fragile and government spending has run amok, ballooning the federal deficit. The federal government’s reach has grown longer than ever, into private U.S. manufacturing and banking. Now it’s the healthcare industry’s turn. This conference looks at the challenges the industry is likely to face going forward and helps participants develop actionable plans.

SMITH’S Research & Gradings has been covering the U.S. healthcare financing market since 1992. SMITH’S Not-For-Profit Healthcare Finance Conference is one of the longest running symposiums on this subject so vital to the U.S. economy.


Who Should Attend?

  • Conduit Issuers

  • Directors of Taxable & Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income

  • Portfolio Managers

  • Credit Analysts at Investment Firms

  • Wall Street Analysts

  • Rating Agency

  • Financial Advisors

  • Bond Counsel

  • Accounting Firms

  • Bond Insurance

  • Directors of Finance

  • CFOs

SMITH’s Research & Gradings

SMITH’s Research and Gradings was founded by Terence Smith in 1992 to provide independent research and third-party analysis for institutional investors. SMITH’s has become a bellwether research, often predicting significant trends and spotlighting controversial subjects sometimes months before they come to light elsewhere. SMITH's.  provides independent third-party research and analysis for institutional investors.

 


Sponsors and Exhibitors

 

 

Silver Corporate Sponsorship

 

 

     
Sponsors
     


Registration Information

Registration Fees

$945 per person General.
$330 Issuer/Governmental Rate.
$415 Investors
Registration fee includes course materials, breakfast, lunch, and breaks during the conference.

Payment by credit card, company check or personal check is required prior to the conference.

Discounts
Groups of 3 Standard or more receive a reduced rate of $850 per person. Groups of 3 or more Issuers - $297 per person.
Groups of 3 or more Investors $375 per person.



 

Cancellations
Cancellations are subject to a $100 service fee. Cancellations will be accepted up to 30 days prior to the Conference in order to receive a refund.
Cancellations after the 30 day cut-off will receive a registration credit toward a future SMITH’s conference program. Credits will be issued at the original registration rate and will be valid for 12 months. Registration credit requests must be received by the last day of the conference.
 
Substitutions
Substitutions from your company will be accepted any time prior to the conference.

As a SMITH's Conference attendee, you will receive a complimentary edition of SMITH's Research & Gradings — the leading independent source for credit opinions.

 

Program Cancellation
In the event that SMITH's Research & Gradings cancels a scheduled program, all registrants will be notified in writing. Registration fees will be refunded. In the event that a conference is cancelled, SMITH's Research & Gradings cannot be held liable for non-refundable transportation costs. In the case of inclement weather, or acts of God, if the seminar takes place, the registration is not refundable.

 

Complaint Resolution
Address any complaints to Pamela Kilbourn, SMITH's, 20 Poe Court, Fairfield, CT 06825
Fax to 203-659-4773; email to pamkilbourn@smithsresearch.net or phone 203-362-2154. Complaints will be handled in as timely a manner as possible.
 

Privacy Policy & Records Retention
SMITH's values your privacy. SMITH's retains information submitted during the registration process with regard to your name, company and contact information. Credit card information is destroyed once the transaction has been processed. We will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any of your personally identifiable information to any third party

As a SMITH's Conference attendee, you will receive a complimentary edition of SMITH's Research & Gradings — the leading independent source for credit opinions.

Dress Code
Business Casual.

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Hotel
Hyatt at the Bellevuew

200 South Broad Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102

Phone: (215) 893-1234

http://philadelphia.bellevue.hyatt.com

A block of rooms is being held until March 12, 2010 for SMITH’s Research & Ratings at a rate of $175 per night. Please contact the hotel directly for reservations.

 



Contact Information

Phone: (203) 362-2154
Fax: (203) 659-4773
Email: smiths@smithsresearch.net

Web: www.smithsresearch.net

Mail: TMS Holdings, Inc.,
20 Poe Court, Fairfield, CT 06825

 

                            

 

Conference Agenda

NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE FINANCE

April 2010

   
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  Opening Remarks

SMITH’S has been out in front of healthcare and hospital financing issues since 1992.  Now the sector is poised to enter a new and unprecedented order: Government-run healthcare.  The editor & publisher of SMITH’S Research & Gradings presents an overview of the situation.

Terence Smith

Editor & Publisher

SMITH's Research & Gradings

 

  

 

 

 

healthcare REform and the current state of the market

The financial markets have only recently started to return to normal following one of the worst panics in American history.  Now they’re confronted with taking on a revolutionary change impacting nearly a quarter of the U.S. economy.  What’s likely to happen in the municipal market in the coming months as this new development takes shape?

 
 

ISSUERS PANEL

How will a government-run system affect how state & local healthcare systems raise money?  What new mandates will they be required to provide, and how will they manage them? A panel of top healthcare system administrators discusses the issue.

 

 

 
 

MANAGING FINANCINGS FOR HOSPITALS

What will be the immediate and long-term effects of this development on hospital system balance sheets?  A panel of chief financial officers, investment bankers, financial advisers, and ratings analysts discuss what’s in store.

 

 

 

IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE REFORM AND THE HOUSING CRUNCH ON MARKETING CCRCs
Government-run healthcare – plus the ongoing housing debacle – will likely have a major impact on continuing care retirement centers (CCRCs) – how they’re run and how they’re financed.  Panelists discuss the likely impact.
 

 
 

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS PANEL
What are the opportunities and pitfalls investors need to look out for in this new world of healthcare finance?  A panel of the top buyers of municipal healthcare bonds discusses this critical issue.
 

 

  GREEN DESIGNS: BUILDING ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOSPITALS
This panel discusses how these environmentally-conscious programs can benefit the non-for-profit healthcare sector and the investment opportunities they represent.

 

 

DEAL OF THE YEAR

SMITH’S Research & Gradings presents its Deal of the Year award to the most significant financing in the not-for-profit healthcare sector in the past year.  Officials involved in the deal – issuer, investment banker, financial adviser, credit rating agency – discuss the mechanics of the issue.

 

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SMITH’S Research & Gradings presents its first Lifetime Achievement Award in the not-for-profit healthcare finance sector. 

 
   

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