Media Advisory
Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
Holds Public Meeting In Washington
Washington, DC, -- December 13, 2005 – The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group will hold public meetings this week in Washington, D.C. Agenda items for discussion include the nationwide community meetings and the questions to the American people to be used at the community meetings. The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is a nonpartisan group authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, and is charged with listening to the views of the American people and developing recommendations for the President and Congress to provide citizens with “Health Care that Works for All Americans.” The 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:
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005; 8:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday, November 15th, 2005; 8:30am – 2:00pm
WHERE:
Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
Snow Room – 5th Floor
Interviews with members of The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group are 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 15 members -- 14 citizens of diverse
backgrounds from across the country, and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. To view The Health Report to the American People,
read member 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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