American Optometric Association
AOA-Led Group Urges Obama to Increase Health Care Access, Affordability by Combating Provider Discrimination
Published in Pharma Law Weekly, December 16th, 2008
The American Optometric Association (AOA), the voice of more than 36,000 frontline providers of eye and vision care in America, and eleven other organizations comprising the Patients' Access to Responsible Care Alliance (PARCA) today called on President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional leaders to support legislation to increase access to and affordability of quality health care services nationwide by combating health care provider discrimination.
In a letter to the President-elect sent in advance of the 2008 Colorado Summit on Health Care hosted by U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (D-Colo) and featuring a keynote address by Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee,...
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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2008-12-16)
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