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Leaders in the La Crosse, Wisc. region will gather to discuss health care reform at a luncheon presented by Franciscan Skemp and the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center.
View the webcast from Monday, April 28.
The Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center convened national leaders and patients to develop a new consensus-driven vision for health care in America in Leesburg, Va., March 9-11.
2nd National Symposium on Health Care Reform
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Denis Cortese, M.D., CEO and President of Mayo Clinic, addressed the National Press Club on March 21. See a Web cast of the speech.
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5/12/08 4:01 PM
Recent health reform news highlights:
The Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog covered the story of Wisconsin Congressman Steve Kagen (D), the only member of the U.S. House to refuse health insurance coverage. He introduced a bill this year, says the WSJ, that “would bar insurers from denying coverage or raising rates because of pre-existing conditions. He’d [...]
4/29/08 2:28 AM
Denis Cortese, M.D., the president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, and Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center director Jeff Korsmo, who also is chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic Rochester, began the LaCrosse Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform with a presentation that highlighted Mayo Clinic’s health reform efforts. Their slides are embedded below, and you [...]
4/28/08 9:09 PM
Here are the questions and comments, submitted via laptops at each table, from the LaCrosse, Wisc. community leaders who attended the Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform on Monday, Apr. 28. Please feel free to add your input and contribute to the discussion in the comments below:
Questions and Comments
LaCrosse Leadership Luncheon, April 28, 2008
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