Mayo Clinic President and CEO to Speak at National Press Club on Health Care Reform

Monday, March 17, 2008

What: "Creating a Health Care System That Works for Americans" will address the need for health care reform and share policy recommendations from the recent Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center National Symposium on Health Care Reform, held March 9-11 in Leesburg, Va.

Who: Denis Cortese, M.D., President and CEO, Mayo Clinic Dr. Cortese will be joined at the head table by patients Donna Jones and Marcie Roth.

When: Friday, March 21, 2008, 1 p.m. EDT

Webcast details: The speech will be webcast live at 1 p.m. EDT on the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center Web site (www.mayoclinic.org/healthpolicycenter).

Background: See www.mayoclinic.org/healthpolicycenter for background on all Health Policy Center activities including webcast archives from the recent symposium.

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