American College of Nurses and Midwives Supports Health Care that Works for All Americans
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
October 7, 2005 – Washington, DC – The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is pleased to announce the support of the American College of Nurses and Midwives among the national organizations who are in support of this effort to engage individual citizens across the U.S. in finding solutions to make health care work for all Americans. Deanne Williams, ACNM Executive Director, encouraged her members to “take this opportunity today to share your knowledge and opinions.”
The Citizens' Health Care 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." The Health Report to the American People will serve as a base to engage the American people in a dialogue on health care access, cost and quality issues. 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 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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