NPC Luncheon: Dr. Edward Miller

Photo Credit: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine discusses the new health care law at a June 21, 2010 National Press Club Luncheon. Dr. Miller was joined at the head table by NPC Speakers Committee Chairman, Andrew Schneider, Patrice Hill of The Washington Times, Matt DoBias of Modern Healthcare and Marc Raimondi of the Harris Corporation. Photo: Noel St. John Dr. Edward Miller

Photo Credit: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine discusses the new health care law at a June 21, 2010 National Press Club Luncheon. Dr. Miller also described how Johns Hopkins has greatly reduced the costs of numerous healthcare procedures stating, "We have reduced the total cost of our end stage renal disease patients by 47 percent." Photo: Noel St. John Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Edward Miller

Photo Credit: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine discusses the new health care law at a June 21, 2010 National Press Club Luncheon. Dr. Miller described that despite thirty thousand high risk and high cost patients being added in 2009 by the state of Maryland, Johns Hopkins Hospital is showing a "small profit in calendar year 2010." Photo: Noel St. John Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Photo Credit: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine discusses the new health care law at a June 21, 2010 National Press Club Luncheon. Dr. Miller accepted the traditional NPC Coffee Mug from President Alan Bjerga. Photo: Noel St. John Dr. Edward Miller accepts the traditional NPC coffee mug

Photo Credit: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine discusses the new health care law at a June 21, 2010 National Press Club Luncheon. When asked by NPC President Alan Bjerga what were his thoughts on Johns Hopkins not winning the NCAA tournament, Dr. Miller responded, "Next year, next year." Photo: Noel St. John Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine