On the Healthcare Dilemma panel, Raja Rajamannar joined other health industry experts to discuss the challenges facing the industry and the changes that need to be made. Learn more about the panel’s view points at the NY Forum Blog.

The panel did all agree that behavior change would a critical component to reducing health care costs and improving well-being. Throughout the NY Forum Humana addressed this issue by showcasing (see below on-site experience) the need to focus on well-being and how Humana is approaching this need with innovation.

Mike McCallister participated in the opening plenary session at the NY Forum. On a panel entitled, “The Economic Balancing Act,” Mike was joined by Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia Business School; David Leonhardt, Economic Columnist, The New York Times; Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, 2006, and Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University; Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics; Richard Lesser, Chairman, North and South America, The Boston Consulting Group; and moderator, Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC.

Learn more about the panel at the NY Forum Blog.

Mike provided the business perspective on the panel noting to the 700+ crowd the issue around confidence and need to bring it back in the U.S. The audience included key media outlets such as Quentin Hardy of Forbes who blogged about the panel and included highlights from each of the speakers.

On June 20 – 21, 2011 Humana’s Michael McCallister, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Raja Rajamannar, senior vice president and chief innovation and marketing officer, will be joining 500 top business leaders at the New York Forum for collaboration and to find solutions to issues facing today’s global economy. Prior to the event, Mike and Raja offered their thoughts on well-being and technology in health care on the New York Forum’s Blog.

• Workplace Well-Being: Making a Difference, Michael McCallister, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Humana

• Technology Advances Driving Health Innovation, Raja Rajamannar, senior vice president and chief innovation and marketing officer, Humana