Bill Thomas (R-CA) and Chairman, Ways and Means and Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) Presenting 'Republican and Democratic Perspectives on Health Care Policy and Legislative Action in 2005' February 1, 2005 at the World Health Care Congress
Posted on: Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 12:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives Bill Thomas (R-CA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) will present the closing keynote speeches, "Republican and Democratic Perspectives on Health Care Policy and Legislative Action in 2005", on February 1, 2005 at the World Health Care Congress, Washington D.C.
Representative Bill Thomas, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, will give the closing keynote address, "Republican Perspective on Health Care Policy and Legislative Action in 2005", from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Thomas has been Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee since January 2001. In this time, he authored the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act. Thomas has also served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, where he helped pass the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" and authored the "Medicare Preservation Act". Thomas also served as the Administrative Chairman of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
Representative Patrick Kennedy will give the closing keynote address, "Democratic Perspective on Health Care Policy and Legislative Action in 2005", from 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
As a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Kennedy oversees much federal spending on health care. He strongly supported the doubling of funding for the National Institutes of Health and public health efforts through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has sought to encourage and support systematic reform in various aspects of health care delivery. He is also the co-founder and co-chairman of the House 21st Century Health Care Caucus and the House Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus.
Other keynote speakers include: Mark McClellan, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., National Health Information Technology Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services; David Walker, Comptroller General, US Government Accountability Office; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office; and Professor Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank.
The World Health Care Congress
The World Health Care Congress (WHCC), organized by the World Congress and co-sponsored by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, will convene over 1500 healthcare industry leaders to discuss topics including Medicare reform, pharmaceutical costs, health savings accounts, solutions for the uninsured, and more. All attendees -- CEOs and senior executives from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as leading government officials -- will have the opportunity to participate in educational sessions, industry updates and open forums addressing important issues facing the healthcare industry today. For more information visit http://www.worldcongress.com/.
Sponsors of the World Health Care Congress
Capgemini, the Presenting Sponsor, contributed extensive thought leadership and advanced the importance of technology as a common thread to connect the various industry sectors of health care. Booz Allen Hamilton, the Gold Sponsor, provided important CEO and management consulting perspectives across the program agenda. UnitedHealth Foundation, the Foundation Sponsor, helped drive the importance of their mission to support the health and medical decisions made by physicians, health professionals, community leaders, and individuals that lead to better health outcomes and healthier communities.
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The World Health Care Congress
CONTACT: Linda Dickerhoof of The World Health Care Congress,+1-703-243-4515, PR@worldcongress.com
Web Site: http://www.worldcongress.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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