NEWS RELEASE
January 9, 2009
PR-09/02
For additional information:
Jason Hammersla
202-289-6700
Council to unveil health care proposal, featuring key players from previous reform efforts to answer questions
Condition Critical’ report offers 44 specific recommendations for consideration in stimulus bill, comprehensive reform legislation
| WHO:
| James A. Klein, president, American Benefits Council
Paul Dennett, senior vice president, health care reform, American Benefits Council
Wilma Schopp, global lead, compensation, benefits & human resources operations, Monsanto Company
Richard C. Lord, president and chief executive officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and member of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Board
Janet Boyd, director of government relations, tax & benefits for Dow Chemical
... and a panel of other independent experts and veterans of prior health care debates available to answer media questions. These include David Nexon, former chief health policy advisor to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Randy Hardock, U.S. Treasury Department Benefits Tax Counsel during the Clinton health reform debate, and Randy Johnson, former chair of the congressionally established Citizens Working Group on Health Reform
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| WHAT:
| On Monday, January 12 at noon Eastern Time, the American Benefits Council will hold a special media briefing to unveil “Condition Critical: Ten Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care Quality, Cost and Coverage.” This report was developed by the Council’s board of directors with the goal of reforming health care through the employer-sponsored benefits system. The Council will be joined by a number of independent experts and advisors, who will discuss the report in the context of the greater health care reform debate.
“This report covers a wide range of controversial topics, including individual mandates, tax policy and health care quality initiatives, some of which may be considered as part of the economic stimulus package,” said Council president James A. Klein. “The Council’s ‘ten prescriptions’ provides 44 specific policy recommendations that can be implemented quickly.”
An advance copy of the report is now available, embargoed until January 12, 2009:
(an earlier version of this notice went out with the incorrect embargo date. The report is embargoed until January 12.)
Condition Critical: Ten Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care Quality, Cost and Coverage
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| WHERE:
| Please note that the briefing is not at the Council offices. The briefing will be held in person at the conference center at 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 4th floor, Washington DC. (Entrance on F St.) Lunch will be served for those attending in person. Reporters may also attend the briefing via conference call.
To RSVP for the in-person briefing, please click here or paste the following address into your Internet browser:
http://64.78.6.90/abc/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.register&callID=494
To RSVP for the conference call, please click here or paste the following address into your Internet browser:
http://64.78.6.90/abc/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.register&callID=495
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| WHEN:
| Noon to 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 12, 2009. The conference call will begin at approximately 12:15 to give reporters an opportunity to grab their lunch.
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| CONTACT:
| For more information, or to arrange an interview with Council staff, please contact Jason Hammersla, Council director of communications, at jhammersla@abcstaff.org or by phone at 202-289-6700 (office) or (202) 253-5458 (cell).
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The American Benefits Council is the national trade association for companies concerned about federal legislation and regulations affecting all aspects of the employee benefits system. The Council's members represent the entire spectrum of the private employee benefits community and either sponsor directly or administer retirement and health plans covering more than 100 million Americans.
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The American Benefits Council is the national trade association for companies concerned about federal legislation and regulations affecting all aspects of the employee benefits system. The Councils member's represent the entire spectrum of the private employee benefits community and either sponsor directly or administer retirement and health plans covering more than 100 million Americans.
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