Congressional Hearings On Health Care Reform Plan
CONGRESSMAN FRANK PALLONE, JR.
June 22, 2009
Launching the next phase of the congressional effort to reform the nation′s health care system, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday will hold its first day of legislative hearings on the health reform plan released on Friday, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., the panel′s chairman, said on Monday.
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Subcommittee on Health - Legislative Hearing. (This will be the first day in a series of hearings.) |
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, June 23 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| WHERE: |
2123 Rayburn House Office Building |
WITNESSES: |
- Richard Kirsch, National Campaign Manager, Health Care for America Now
- Ralph G. Neas, Chief Executive Officer, National Coalition on Health Care
- Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D., Director, Medical Industry Leadership Institute
- Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children’s Defense Fund
- Jennie Chin Hansen, President, AARP
- David L. Shern, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health America
- Erik Novak, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Patients United Now
- Shona Robertson-Holmes, Patient at Mayo Clinic
- Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health
- Brian D. Smedley, Ph.D., Vice President and Director, Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Mark Kestner, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Alegent Health
(The hearing will be audio webcast at www.energycommerce.house.gov. )
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Watch & Listen: Frank Pallone speaks on health insurance reform.
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