How to Protect Medicare for Future Generations; NCPA to Hold Briefing Featuring Administration Official, House Committee Chair

4/28/2003

From: Sean Tuffnell, stuffnell@ncpa.org, or Richard Walker, both of the National Center for Policy Analysis, 800-859-1154

News Advisory:

Congress is soon to consider President Bush's proposal to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare while also dealing with the program's financial problems. Come hear Tom Scully, the Bush Administration's top Medicare official, discuss the plan at a breakfast briefing hosted by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).

WHAT: HOW TO PROTECT MEDICARE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS CAPITOL HILL BREAKFAST BRIEFING

WHO: NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS -- TOM SCULLY, administrator, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services - U.S. Dept. HHS

-- JEFF LEMIEUX, director of Economic Studies, Progressive Policy Institute

-- JOHN C. GOODMAN, president, NCPA

WHEN: TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2003 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: 2168 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

As seating is limited, please R.S.V.P. to the contact listed above. Breakfast will be served.

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