Health Care Analyst Jeff Goldsmith and Eliza Corporation's Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Alexandra Drane, Address Supreme Court's Ruling on the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON and DANVERS, Mass., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eliza Corporation today released a 17-minute Podcast to offer perspective about the pending Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act.  PODCAST LINK :  http://origin-qps.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/MNR/56647.mp3

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Questions addressed in the Podcast discussion include:

• What will the Supreme Court decide about the Affordable Care Act?
• How will Congress react to the Supreme Court decision?
• How will the Supreme Court's decision impact Obama in an election year?
• How and when will this affect individual people?
• What are the implications of the Supreme Court's decision for health plans?
• How will the Supreme Court's decision affect the rampant purchase of Provider Practices?
• How will the Supreme Court's decision impact ACOs?

Jeff Goldsmith is one of the nation's foremost health industry analysts, specializing in corporate strategy, trend analysis, health policy and emerging technologies.  He has worked across the health system – hospitals, health plans, physicians groups, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and health manufacturing and distribution sectors – advising senior management and Boards. Jeff Goldsmith is President of Health Futures, Inc. which helps guide venture and private equity investment in emerging technologies.  He also is Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia. For eleven years ending in 1990, Jeff Goldsmith was a lecturer in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, on health services management and policy. Goldsmith writes and lectures actively on health policy, financing and technology both in the United States and overseas and is a member of the Editorial Board of Health Affairs.

Alexandra Drane sets the vision and strategy for Eliza Corporation.  Alexandra also is a co-founder of EngageWithGrace.org, a not-for-profit movement aimed at helping people understand, communicate and have honored their end-of-life wishes.  Prior to founding Eliza, Alexandra was a founder of three other healthcare ventures – all focused on developing products that enable individual behavior change through the use of technology.  The output of these ventures included the web-enabled injury-tracking software system adopted by the US Olympic Committee, software that automates dialysis clinics across the U.S., and a medical device proven in clinical trials to improve asthma treatment compliance by over 35%.  Alexandra sits on the board of Eliza, the Board of Trustees for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a Harvard Teaching Hospital) in Boston, MA, the Board of Advisors of TEDMED, and the Harvard Executive Sleep Council. She also sits on the Board of Directors and the Operations Committee of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and co-chairs C-TAC's Public Engagement Workgroup. Alexandra is a member of the Health Executive Leadership Network, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation, and is a trustee of several charitable trusts.

About Eliza Corporation

Eliza Corporation ("Eliza") is devoted to making people happier, healthier, and more productive. The pioneer and recognized leader in Health Engagement Management, Eliza draws from more than 700 million interactions with people about their health, and blends business intelligence, technology, and communication expertise to improve care experiences, reduce costs and advance population health. Each program is powered by Eliza's engagement-based analytics and population segmentation, and delivered via our patented speech recognition technology, rich web and multi-modal delivery platform (including automated calls, emails, text messages, mail, social and mobile interactions). These programs consistently yield the best outcomes in the industry in terms of increased engagement, health and wellness measures, and sustainable ROI.  Eliza was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts.  For more information, please visit www.elizacorp.com.

CONTACT:

Nancy Scott
Eliza Corporation
978-236-7320
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