Walz to host Health Care Summit Monday, April 28

Congressman Walz's next Economic Summit focuses on health care. As always with the economic summits, the event is free and open to the public.  The invite:

Health Care Economic Summit Hosted by U.S. Congressman Tim Walz
Monday, April 28, 2008
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.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 Healthcare Summit will address these challenges and seek solutions to these complex problems. Come and lend your voice to this important discussion!

Panelists Include:

Dr. Noel Peterson, Former President and CEO, Olmsted Medical Center
Ghita Worcester, Sr. Vice President, UCare Minnesota
Mark Schoenbaum, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Sharon Kaap, Patient Care Manager, Owatonna Hospital
Aileen Motz, RN Case Manager, Owatonna Hospital
Kelly Harder, Director, Steele County Human Services

AmericInn
245 Florence Avenue
Owatonna, Minnesota 55060

The events is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact:
Matthew J. Wohlman
507-993-1284