Reminder: health care economic summits on Monday

The Rochester Post Bulletin notes the events:

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz will host two Healthcare Economic Summits on Monday to discuss the challenges of and possible solutions to the complex health care problems in our country.

The summits will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the AmericInn, 245 Florence Ave., Owatonna, and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Riverport Inn and Suites, 900 Bruski Dr., Winona.

Others expected to attend include Noel Peterson, former president and CEO of Olmsted Medical Center; Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health; Ed Sheehy, director of UCare Minnesota; Ghita Worcester, senior vice president of UCare Minnesota and Mark Schoenbaum, director of the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

The discussion will focus on the health care system and the government's role in seeking out solutions to the problems the health care system presents.