This document presents the texts of speeches from a conference on health care cost containment. Topics presented include Medicare solvency, capitated programs, diagnostic related groups (DRGs), Medicaid restructuring, long term care financing, private sector cost containment strategies, British health cost containment, health maintenance organizations, and preferred provider organizations. Articles contained in this publication include: (1) "National Health Reform" (Richard A. Gephardt); (2) "Capitated Medicaid Programs (C. Milton Young, III); (3) "DRG's: Prospective Payments Process" (Richard P. Teske); (4) "Medicaid, Indigent Care and Other State Initiatives" (Randolph A. Desonia); (5) "British Health Cost Containment Experience" (Henry J. Aaron); (6) "Question and Answers on Long Term Care and Other Issues" (Joshua M. Weiner and Henry J. Aaron); (7) "Federal Budget Impacts on Medicaid and Medicare" (Jack A. Meyer); (8) "Restructuring Medicaid: A Survey of State and Local Initiatives" (Rosemary Kern); (9) "Private Sector Health Cost Containment Methods" (Sean Sullivan); and (10) "Private Financing Options for Long Term Care: Is It an Option?" (Judith Feder). (ABL)