Cincinnati is the site of one of the national gatherings to provide congress with grassroots input on our health care status, and by law they have to listen!!!
We can make a difference.
April 29
CINCINNATI HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY MEETING
Presented by the Citizens' Health Care Working Group
Residents of the Greater Cincinnati area will have the opportunityto lend their opinions, experiences, and insights to the national discussion on health care at the upcoming Cincinnati Health Care Community Meeting.
This community meeting is one of approximately 35 community meetingsbeing held by the Citizens' Health Care Working Group> to get input from citizens about how to make health care work for all Americans. The President and Congress are required by law to respond to the> recommendations that are generated.
Participants at the Cincinnati meeting will engage in small-group discussions of about 10 people led by a facilitator and will vote anonymously using electronic keypads on key themes that arise from across the small group discussions
WHEN: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Participant check-in: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m
Program: 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free but registration is strongly recommended
WHERE: Cinergy Center 525 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH
REGISTRATION:
Online: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
<http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov
SERVICES: Free parking, continental breakfast, lunch, and beverages will be provided free of charge to all participants.
Child Care: We will offer limited child care on site--free of charge to registered participants for children out of diapers between the ages of 3 and10.
Transportation: We will also offer free bus transportation to and from the Cinergy Center to registered participants> from a limited number of convenient pick-up locations throughout the region (to be determined.)
The focus of the discussion in Cincinnati will be similar to discussions hosted by the Working Group across America:
* What health care benefits and services should be provided?
* How does the American public want health care delivered?
* How should health care coverage be financed?
* What trade-offs are the American public willing to make in either benefits or financing?
The Citizens' Health Care Working Group is a nonpartisan group authorized by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The group consists of 14 citizens from diverse backgrounds and from> across the country, in addition to Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt.
For more information about the Citizens' Health Care Working Group, visit: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov
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