National League of Cities Support Citizen Led Endeavor:
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 11, 2005 – Washington, DC – The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is honored to have the support of national organizations to help inform and engage all Americans in a dialogue about health care. Recently, the National League of Cities (NLC) released a statement encouraging citizens to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity to let their voices be heard on the issue of health care in America. Donald J. Borut, executive director of NLC, stated that "NLC and its locally elected officials across the United States are here to help the Citizens Health Care Working Group as it continues this important debate on health care reform."
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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