Pennsylvania Conference on the       Health Care Crisis

Monday October 18, 2004, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Harrisburg Hilton & Towers, 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA          HOME Sign up now! Go to  https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgrfh

Luncheon Keynote Speaker : Dr. Quentin Young, National Coordinator, Physicians for a National Health Plan

Conference registration $25  Register early at https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgrfh Seating limited; assigned on first come first serve basis Workshops:

.......... Business .......... Communities

.......... Healthcare .......... Labor

.......... (Please specify Workshop)

Indicate first, second and third choice.

9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Kick-off Panel Featuring Panelists from Four Workshops and Legislative Panel

Business:    Kitty Gallagher, Pres., Lehigh Valley Business Conference on Health Care, Bethlehem, PA

Communities:    Dr. Walter Tsou, President., American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA

Healthcare:    Linda Rhodes, Ed.D., Sen. VP, Education - Health Care Policy Public Works, LLC, West Chester, PA

Labor:    Charles McCollester PhD, Professor of Labor Studies, IUP, Indiana, PA

Legislative:    Rep. Christopher O'Neil,     Dirigo Health Plan, Dayton, ME

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. General Session

Moderator: Charlie Crystle, CEO, Mission Research, Lancaster, PA

10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 4 Simultaneous Workshops:

HEALTHCARE: Physicians, Nurses, and Healthcare Workers

BUSINESS: The Crisis Effect on Small Business

COMMUNITIES: "This is Your Healthcare Crisis: Building Support to Solve It

LABOR: The Erosion of Benefits for the Workforce

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LABOR: The Erosion of Benefits for the Workforce Eileen Connelly, Executive Director,  SEIU PA State Council, Bill George, President, PA AFL-CIO, Harrisburg, PA Joel Segal, Legislative Assistancet. to U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Washington, D.C. Charles McCollester, PhD, Professor of Labor Studies, Indiana University of PA.

HEALTHCARE: Physicians, Nurses, and Healthcare Workers Dr. Quentin Young ;    Laurence Lavin, Director, National Health Law Program, Los Angeles, CA Ken Frisof, M.D., Nat. Dir., Universal Healthcare Action Network;     Linda Rhodes, Ed.D., Sen. V.P., Education & Health Care Policy Public Works, Cleveland Laurence Lavin, Director, National Health Law Program, Los Angeles, CA;    Kenneth S. Thompson, MD, Assoc. Professor of Psychiatry & Community Health Services, Univ. of Pittsburgh Anne Torregrossa  PA. Office of Health Care Reform;   Scott Tyson MD moderator:

BUSINESS: The Crisis Effect on Small Business Kitty Gallagher  LVBCHC, Bethlehem, PA Rep. Chris O'Neil Jim Panyard President & CEO, PA. Manufacturreres' Association [invited] Cliff Shannon President, SMC Business Councils, Pittsburgh, PA Mike Stout Owner, Steel Valley Printers, Homestead, PA Jim Welty   Vice President, PA Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg, PA Bonnie DiCarlo, Certified Financial Planner, Pittsburgh, PA,  Moderator

COMMUNITIES: "This is Your Healthcare Crisis: Building Support to Solve It Marilyn Clement, Coordinator, Campaign for a National Health Program Now!, New York, NY Bob Mason, LCSW, Chair, Social Policy Committee, National Association of Social Workers - PA Chapter Steven Thomas, Ph.D., Dir., Center for Minority Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Robert Torres, Dep. Secr. PA Dept. of Health, Harrisburg, PA (Invited) Dr. Walter Tsou, President, American Public Health Association, moderator

1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Workshop Reports to General Session

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Legislative Panel

Rep. Chris O'Neil, Dayton, ME Joel Segal, aide to Rep. John Conyers, Washington, D.C.     PA State Rep. Kathy Manderino, Philadelphia, PA (Invited) Laurence Lavin, Director, National Health Law Program, Los Angeles, CA                                            3:30 - 4:00 p.m.   Closing with all panelists

Sign up now!   Go to  https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgrfh       or Send your Registration to Crystle Policy Center,  P.O. Box 8075, Lancaster, PA 17604-8075 Name Organization Address City                                                                                           zip Phone                                                              email

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Harrisburg Hilton & Towers

LODGING: Rooms at the Hilton Harrisburg and Towers are available at the discounted rate of $104 single or double

occupancy; $114 for triple or quad occupancy. For details and to ensure reservations, please call 717-233-6000 by

October 13, 2004. Be sure to mention you are attending the PA Conference on the Healthcare Crisis.

PARKING: Day parking is available to conference guests for $4.00.

*Please make check payable to "Crystle Policy Center"

SPONSORSHIPS:

.......... Conference Sponsor @ $500.00

.......... Workshop Sponsor @ $250.00

.......... Table Sponsor @ $100.00