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U.S. Secretary Mike Leavitt in Montpelier tomorrow
[email protected]
Pawelec, Roseanne (CMS/NC)
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For Friday, February 9, 2007
HHS SECRETARY
LEAVITT TO ADDRESS LEADING
VERMONT
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Area Employers to Endorse HHS
Value-Driven Health Care Initiative
HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt will join Vermont
Governor Jim Douglas, Lt. Governor Brian Dubie and
representatives from business, community and health organizations to discuss
Value-Driven Health Care, namely ways to provide better quality and lower costs
for more Americans. The Secretary will
discuss the four cornerstones of value-driven health care: interoperable health IT; transparency of
quality, transparency of price; and incentives for high value health care. The
meeting will include a signing ceremony. Governor Douglas and business representatives
will be signing statements of support for the initiative.
For more information on value-driven health
care, please see www.hhs.gov/transparency.
WHO: HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt
Governor
Jim Douglas
Lt. Governer
Brian Dubie
Area employers including
IBM, Harpoon Brewery and Verizon
WHEN: Friday, February 9, 2007
Remarks begin at 2:45 p.m. EST
OPEN TO PRESS. PRESS SHOULD ARRIVE BY 2:30 P.M.
MEDIA
AVAILABILITY WITH SECRETARY LEAVITT, GOVERNOR
DOUGLAS, LT. GOVERNOR BRIAN DUBIE AND SIGNERS TO FOLLOW.
WHERE: Vermont State House
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
CONTACT: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343
HHS Regional Office
(617)
839-6620
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