Each year HCap hosts healthcare services CEOs and CFOs plus leading providers of capital for two days of meetings and content aimed at accelerating growth and innovation in healthcare. Now in its 6th year, HCap provides value by:

• Providing unmatched access to capital
• Illuminating health policy and entrepreneurial trends
• Fostering cross-sector relationships

The 2012 program will feature innovative providers and healthcare services companies who are blazing new trails to capitalize on healthcare reform, private equity executives who are making investments in the fastest growing sub-sectors, and insiders who are on the front lines of emerging health policy.

• Former Google CIO Douglas Merrill on Strategy and Innovation. This former Google insider takes a fresh look at innovation and culture, exemplified by his latest endeavor, ZestCash.com, an affordable alternative to traditional payday loan companies.
• Howard Dean vs. Ben Sasse: The Great Healthcare Debate. In a year of political upheaval, this insightful debate will explore the future of healthcare reform and the federal budget deficit in post-election Washington.
• Innovators Track: 20-minute Case Studies — Leading healthcare services companies present cutting-edge examples of innovations and improvements to healthcare delivery, outcomes and the overall system.

• Policy Issues Dominate HCap, as Providers, Investors Discuss Strategic Imperatives

  December 9, 2011 — Washington, D.C., The three Rs of Healthcare—regulation, reimbursement and reform—took center stage at the annual HCap Conference at the J.W. Marriott Dec. 7 to 9 in the nation’s capitol, as providers and investors met to discuss the state of the industry along with the investment opportunities that exist within it.

  Amid high-level strategic discussions about everything from the impact that the Affordable Care Act is having on Medicare to the way physician groups are developing differentiated models of Accountable Care Organizations, the conference also sought to address a critical question on the minds of many providers: Do private investors see healthcare as a good sector to place capital, and if so where?

  The myriad of issues debated over the course of the conference's 18 seminar sessions, one-on-one meetings, numerous networking receptions and a lively Town Hall debate led to the conclusion that yes, healthcare is indeed a good place to invest, with one prevailing caveat: In an industry riddled with regulation and legislative uncertainty, investors and providers would be wise to do their homework. Read More