Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Announcement: Health Care for All NC Regional Forums

HEALTH CARE FOR ALL NC REGIONAL FORUMS ON HEALTH CARE REFORM

Raleigh, NC — Health Care for All NC, along with co-sponsors, NC Community Health Center Association, NC Nurses Association and the NC Pediatric Society will hold a series of 3 regional forums to seek public input and active participation in the strong need for systemic change in our health care system.

Health Care for All is coming. Polls show that the public is strongly in favor of systemic change. Currently, only the health insurance industry is well funded and focused on influencing the outcome. The rest of us need to identify our priorities and speak with a unified voice. The time to begin these efforts is now. The most effective time to affect change is between General Assembly Sessions.

Who Should Attend:
§ Members of our sponsoring organizations
§ Members of the General Assembly
§ Local elected officials
§ Health care provider groups, local organizations, advocacy, labor and consumer groups with a history of involvement in health care reform.
§ Representatives from the Leagues of Municipalities and Chambers of Commerce

WHEN:
November 10 - Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville
Speaker: Rep. Susan Fisher

November 17 - Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh
Speaker: Dr. Jane McCaleb

AGENDA:
8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening Comments
9:30 Building Common Ground
12:00 Working lunch (included in $12 registration fee)
Summary of morning group discussions
Closing Comments
1:00 Meeting for participants interested in continued strategic and tactical activities
2:30 Close of Meeting on Strategic and Tactical Action

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