Health Care Reform Public Forum

I spent Monday on the phone getting things lined up. We are confirmed for Monday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church in the sanctuary. Doug Anderson is on board to run the projection system. Mohammed is going to videotape the program. Beth confirmed on Saturday that she would speak on mental health parity. I got confirmation from Clay Jones' office that he would select someone to represent Rockwell and speak from a business perspective. I got confirmation that Darlene Schmidt of Community Health Free Clinic would be on the panel. Yesterday I got confirmation that Tim Charles of Mercy Medical Center, or a member of his team, would speak from the perspective of a privately-owned not-for-profit health care provider. And today I heard from Kirsten in Dave Loebsack's office that she would be available for our forum to read a statement from the Congressman. Also on Monday or maybe it was Tuesday, I got confirmation from Leslee that she would be moderator. So I think we're set. I have a press release to write, but that won't be until after the group start in Waterloo. If I seemed tired Monday night, it was because I was on the phone all day working on the First District start up and the public forum in April.