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  THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of Media Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 16, 2009

 

Second in Series of Regional White House Forums on Health Reform to be Held Tomorrow in Burlington, Vermont

Forum will be livestreamed on www.HealthReform.gov; Americans can also visit www.HealthReform.gov to submit their questions to be raised at Regional White House Forums

 

WASHINGTON, DC - The second in a series of Regional White House Forums on Health Reform taking place across the country will be held tomorrow in Burlington, Vermont.  The forum will take place at the Davis Center at the University of Vermont at 1:00pm EDT.  In keeping with the Obama administration's commitment to an open, inclusive, and transparent process for health reform, the forum will bring together a diverse group of people to voice their concerns and ideas on reforming our health care system. 

 

The forum will be moderated by Governor Jim Douglas of Vermont and Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.  Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office on Health Reform, will represent the Obama administration.   Forum participants will include doctors, patients, providers, insurers, policy experts and health care advocates of all kinds - both Democrats and Republicans - who will discuss the urgent need to provide high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans and to curb skyrocketing health care costs that are draining our federal and state budgets, devastating families and small businesses, and undermining our long-term economic prosperity. 

 

The event will begin with a video message recorded by the President, a summary of the findings from the Health Care Community Discussions that took place in December, and an overview of the discussion that took place at the White House Forum on Health Reform.

 

Governors Douglas and Patrick, as well as Nancy-Ann DeParle, will be available for questions from the media immediately following the forum.

 

Regional White House Forums on Health Reform will also be held in California, Iowa and North Carolina throughout the rest of March and early April.  People across the country can visit www.HealthReform.gov to submit their questions and ideas and join the debate.

 

WHAT:        Regional White House Forum on Health Reform moderated by Govs. Jim Douglas of Vermont and

                      Deval Patrick of Massachusetts

 

WHERE:      Silver Ballroom

                      The Davis Center

                      University of Vermont

                      590 Main Street

                      Burlington, Vermont   

 

WHEN:        Tuesday, March 17 at 1:00pm EDT

 

RSVP:          Media wishing to attend should RSVP to tskoczek@who.eop.gov by 5:00pm 

                      EDT on Monday, March 16

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