Health Care Reform: Missoula Coalition to Hold Press Conference

By Amy Linn, 8-13-09

The Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights, a nationwide organization in favor of health care reform that “puts patients first,” will host a press conference at 1:30 p.m. today, August 13, at St. Patrick’s Hospital, in conference room #3 (ground floor). Here’s what the group’s press release says about the event:

The meeting will include Coalition members, local doctors, and medical professionals who will discuss the need for patient-centered healthcare reform. The Coalition is urging Members of Congress to slow down reform overhaul and take the necessary time to legislate policies that will keep patients first.

The event will include Dr. Marcy Zwelling-Aamot, spokeswoman for the Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights, and president of the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design. Also speaking will be Dr. Carter Beck, neurosurgeon practicing in Missoula at Montana Neurological Associates and local spokesman for the Coalition to Protect Patients Rights.

According to the event’s organizers, “The Coalition to Protect Patients Rights is a non-partisan, grassroots coalition made up of patients, healthcare providers, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens who are dedicated to the implementation of patient-centered healthcare reform that will improve patient care by strengthening health IT, supporting comparative effectiveness research (CER), encouraging continued medical innovation, and protecting the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship.”

For more information, visit the Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights website.