FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2006
CONTACT: C. Chic Smith
301-443-1592 office / 202-689-4885 cell
Email: csmith@ahrq.gov / Web site: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
INPUT SOUGHT AS PART OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON HOW TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Washington, D.C. – August 31 is the deadline for public comments to the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group on what the public wants done to improve the nation’s health care system.
To date over 4,000 individuals have provided feedback to the interim recommendations and additional comments are needed. The comments received will help the Working Group frame a set of final recommendations that will be submitted to the President and Congress in September.
Milwaukee will serve as a venue for public comment during a community meeting on August 12th. But everyone in the country has the opportunity and is encouraged to provide comments to the interim recommendations before the end of the public comment period, August 31. Comments may be submitted online at www.citizenshealthcare.gov or by mail addressed to the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group, Attn: Interim Recommendations, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 575, Bethesda, MD 20814.
About the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group was created by legislation sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Ron Wyden in the Medicare Modernization Act. The Working Group is charged with engaging Americans across the country in a discussion on health care services, financing, and trade-offs before making recommendations to the President and Congress. Five committees (Senate Finance, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension, Senate Energy and Commerce, House Ways and Means, House Education and Workforce) will hold hearings on these recommendations. Visit www.citizenshealthcare.gov for additional information.
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