Media Advisory
National Health Care Panel Holds Public Meeting In Baltimore
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
C. Chic Smith
Citizens' Health Care Working Group
(301) 443-1592
(202) 689-4885 (cell)
E-MAIL: csmith@ahrq.gov
Web site: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
Washington, DC, -- November 10, 2005 - The Citizens' Health Care Working Group will hold public meetings in Baltimore. The Working Group is a nonpartisan group authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, charged with developing recommendations for the President and Congress to provide U.S. citizens with "health care that works for all Americans." Their initial report, The Health Report to the American People, serves as a base to engage the American people in a dialogue on health care access, cost and quality issues.
| WHO: | Citizens' Health Care Working Group |
| WHAT: | Public Meeting |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, November 15th, 2005; 2:30pm - 5:00pm Wednesday, November 16th, 2005; 8:30am - 2:00pm |
| WHERE: | Tremont Park Hotel, 8 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD Preston Chase Meeting Room |
Interviews with members of the Working Group available upon request.
Contact:
C. Chic Smith
Citizens' Health Care Working Group
301-443-1592 office / 202-689-4885 cell
Email: csmith@ahrq.gov / Web site: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
About Citizens' Health Care Working Group
The Working Group consists of 14 citizens of diverse backgrounds from
across the country, in addition to Secretary of Health and Human Services
Michael O. Leavitt. To view The Health Report to the American People,
review bios or get more information on the Citizens' Health Care Working
Group, visit www.citizenshealthcare.gov.
Editor’s note: The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is an independent body whose members were selected by the Comptroller General of the United States. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides administrative support as directed by the Medicare Modernization Act.
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