The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance.

This year's theme is "Lead – Empower – Deliver," building on last year's theme of "Take the Lead."

The number of hospitals, physicians and other providers affects the amount of care delivered to American patients and the value received from our health care spending. A better understanding of the effects and drivers of capacity changes and identification of strategies to manage capacity growth are essential for improving the efficiency and quality of our health care system.

the International EcoHealth Forum 2008 will showcase evidence of theory and practice regarding our dependence on ecosystem health. Evidence of the impact of social and ecological changes on the global environment and, in turn, on human health will, be discussed among the forum's delegates.