Media Advisory: Ensuring Quality Health Care for Constituents is Focus of Attorneys General Meeting

WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Midwestern Region is holding a one-and-a-half-day meeting in Omaha, Neb. The meeting, hosted by Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson who serves as Chair of the NAAG Midwestern Region*, will focus on “Confronting Health Care: The State’s Role in Combating Rising Costs and Ensuring Quality Care for our Constituents.”

WHAT: Attorneys general speaking are:

• Tom Miller, Iowa Attorney General
• Doug Peterson, Nebraska Attorney General
• Herbert H. Slatery, III, Tennessee Attorney General
• Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General

Presenters include:

• Dave Chase, co-founder, Health Rosetta
• Elisabeth Rosenthal, author, An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
• Avik Shawn Roy, president, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
• Tim Thomas, president and CEO, Crystal Clear Rx

WHEN: Thursday, June 13, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Gallup
1001 Gallup Dr.
Omaha, Neb. 68102

For a copy of the press agenda and press credentials to attend, contact Allison Gilmore, NAAG chief communications officer at agilmore@naag.org or 202-326-6047.

*Editor’s Note: The NAAG Midwestern Region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

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