The Medical Society of the District of Columbia have invited physicians currently serving in Congress to participate in a town hall meeting to discuss the health reform legislation currently debated in Congress. This forum – Reforming America’s Health: From Diagnosis to Prescription – will give physicians, nurses, and patients the opportunity to ask questions and voice their concerns over the current health care debate directly to the physician Members, as well as to the MSDC. The discussion will give local physicians and patients an opportunity to bring health care back to where it belongs: at the bedside between the doctor and the patient. Opening remarks will be given by Dr. Joseph M. Giordano, George Washington University Hospital trauma team leader for President Reagan in 1981. More than 150 physicians and patients are expected to be in attendance for the town hall meeting.
MSDC officers:
· Peter E. Lavine, M.D.; Orthopedist; (President, MSDC)
· Stuart F. Seides, M.D.; Cardiologist; (Chairman, MSDC)
· Joseph E. Gutierrez, M.D.; Vascular Surgeon; (Immediate Past President, MSDC)
Physician Members of Congress:
· Congressman John Boozman, O.D. (AR-03)
· Congressman Charles Boustany M.D. (LA-07)
· Congressman Paul Broun M.D. (GA-10)
· Congressman Bill Cassidy M.D. (LA-06)
· Congressman John Fleming M.D. (LA-04
· Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11) (Co-Chair of GOP Doctors Caucus)
· Congressman Tim Murphy, Ph.D. (PA-18) (Co-Chair of GOP Doctors Caucus)
· Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-6) (Chairman of the Republican Study Committee)
· Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01)
*Opening remarks will be given by Dr. Joseph M. Giordano, George Washington University Hospital trauma team leader for President Reagan in 1981.
WHAT: Physicians Town Hall Meeting – Reforming
America’s Health: From Diagnosis to Prescription
WHEN: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at 4:00pm
You can watch online via live video stream here.
Submit questions via email here: townhallquestions@gmail.com