June 19, 2009

Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Host Dialogue on Health Care Reform

For Immediate Release
June 20, 2009

Contact: Ricci Graham
510-763-0370

Health care experts and providers will be presented with unique opportunity to provide feedback on reforming the nation’s health care system

Oakland – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09) will host a roundtable discussion that will focus on present efforts in Congress to reform the nation’s health care system and the steps that need to be taken to reduce healthcare disparities among minorities throughout the United States. The Dialogue on Health Care Reform will be held on Monday, June 22, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, 408 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA. The discussion presents regional leaders in the health care community from throughout the Ninth Congressional District with a unique opportunity to discuss health disparities and health care reform directly with Congresswoman Lee as she and her colleagues in Congress work to reform the nation’s health care system.

Health care reform has long been one of Congresswoman Lee’s legislative priorities, and the Congresswoman wants to make certain that the voices of local healthcare leaders, providers and stakeholders from throughout the Ninth Congressional District are heard in Washington D.C. as Congress discusses landmark healthcare legislation.

As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congresswoman Lee earlier this month joined her colleagues of the Congressional TriCaucus – which includes the CBC, the Asian Pacific American and the Hispanic caucuses – in introducing the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009. The bill is designed to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, while improving our national healthcare system for all Americans.
 
Who:    Congresswoman Barbara Lee
What:   To Host a Dialogue on Healthcare Reform
When:  Monday, June 22, 2009
              9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 
Where: Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church
              408 West MacArthur Blvd
              Oakland, CA

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