Action Alert: Baucus announces health summit

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 6:15am — DCblogger

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is putting on a health summit in Bozeman Aug. 9 and 10, his office announced Monday.

The summit will be free and will feature world-class experts and top foundation and business leaders discussing ways to improve health and promote wellness in small communities across the state.

Speakers include Sally Jewell, president and CEO of REI; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and Neil Nicoll, president and CEO of YMCA.

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My goodness!

By lambert on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 7:11am

Look at all those single payer advocates.

This is simple arrogance. He could at least have included a token representative!

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