Ilisa Halpern Paul, Managing Government Relations Director in the Washington, D.C., office, presented a health care briefing at the Leadership Institute Roundtable Horizon Group in New Orleans, La., on Thursday, April 19.

In "The Beltway Crystal Ball: Current Outlook for Federal Spending, Health Care Reform, and the 2012 Election," Ilisa covered:

• Health Care Reform & The Supreme Court: Legal, Legislative, and Political Update
• Federal Spending on Health Care: Trends, Politics, and Sequestration
• How it Looks: 196 Days Out from the 2012 Election and What it Means for Hospitals and Health System