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What:
As the national health reform debate culminates, the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) and Pfizer Helpful Answers will host a Congressional Briefing, Hispanics and Health Care Reform: Fostering Alternative Solutions and Best Practices. The session will bring together health policy leaders, Hispanic community advocates, student leaders and young professionals to discuss solutions to the health concerns that confront Hispanic communities across the country. Special focus will be given to patient assistance programs available today, such as Pfizer Helpful Answers.
Who:
Invited Speakers and Panelists:
· Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21) – CHLI Chairman
· Melissa Bishop-Murphy – Sr. Director, National Government Relations & Multicultural Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
· Mercy Viana-Schlapp – Pacientes Primero (Patients First)
· Jennifer Ng’andu – National Council of La Raza
When:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Check-in opens at 8:00 AM; **Continental breakfast will be provided**
Where:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B369, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC
Why:
The current national conversation to reform the American health care system has potentially overlooked cost-effective alternatives and best practices found within the public, private and non-profit sectors. Given the high number of uninsured Hispanics today, this briefing provides an opportunity to highlight the leadership and efforts being made to address the serious health disparities before a diverse audience of key decision makers in the U.S. Senate and House, administration officials, public policy advocates, as well as other Hispanic community leaders.
About CHLI:
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, based in Washington, DC, that promotes the positive advancement of the diverse US Hispanic community in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as in the international community. For more information, please visit www.chli.org.
About Pfizer Helpful Answers:
Pfizer Helpful Answers is a family of assistance programs for the uninsured and underinsured who need help getting Pfizer medicines. These programs provide Pfizer medicines for free or at a savings to patients who qualify. In the last 5 years alone, Pfizer helped 5 million patients receive 51 million Pfizer prescriptions valued at $4.8 billion in free medicines and savings. Pfizer Helpful Answers is a joint program of Pfizer Inc. and the Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation™,
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