Another Health Care Summit on April. 28: Winona

We'd posted yesterday about a Health Care Summit in Owatonna in the morning on Monday, April 28. Now it looks as if Walz and the guest experts will be moving down the road for an afternoon forum in Winona.  A press release from the congressional office:

Health Care Economic Summit Hosted by U.S. Congressman Tim Walz
Monday, April 28, 2008
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

America's health care system urgently needs reform. From 2004-2005, the number of uninsured increased by 1.3 million.  The percentage of employer based coverage dropped and the number of uninsured children increased to 8.3 million across the country.  The cost of our broken health care system continues to skyrocket and working families are struggling to make ends meet.  Our business community is finding it increasingly difficult to compete in a global economy when faced with rising health care costs.  The lack of insurance coverage creates significant economic problems and hinders our prospects for economic growth in southern Minnesota. 

The Congressman's Health Care Summit will address these challenges and seek solutions to these complex problems.Come and lend your voice to this important discussion!

Panelists Include:

Noel Peterson, Former President and CEO, Olmsted Medical Center
Rachelle Schultz, President and CEO, Winona Health
Ed Sheehy, Director, UCare Minnesota
Mark Schoenbaum, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Judith Scott, RN, Fairview Red Wing Health System

Riverport Inn and Suites
900 Bruski Drive
Winona, Minnesota 55987

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Matt Wohlman, Office of Congressman Walz, at 507-993-1284.