George Mason University to host Health Care Reform Forum for Virginia Candidates
25 September 2008
WHAT: George Mason University’s Department of Health Administration and Policy and Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics will host a Health Care Reform Forum during which candidates for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat and Northern Virginia’s congressional districts will discuss their strategies for strengthening the U.S. health care system. Each participant will deliver a 15 minute presentation followed by questions from a panel of experts comprised of representative Mason faculty, health policy graduate students and community sponsor organizations. More than twenty diverse organizations that are interested in the future of health care reform are serving as community sponsors.
WHO: Confirmed guests include Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District), Mark Ellmore (Republican candidate in the 8th Congressional District), Judy Feder (Democratic candidate in the 10th Congressional District), Keith Fimian (Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District) and Virginia Del. Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax) on behalf of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.). Invited guests include Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), former Governor Jim Gilmore (Republication candidate for the U.S. Senate) and former Governor Mark Warner (Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate). The forum will be moderated by Jane Woods who is the former Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 1
TIME: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
WHERE: George Mason University, Fairfax Campus, Harris Theater, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. Driving directions and parking information are available online at
http://www.gmu.edu/welcome/Directions-to-GMU.html
Members of the news media are invited to attend. For additional information, contact Marjorie Musick at 703-993-8781 or mmusick@gmu.edu.
The event will be televised live by GMU-TV.
About George Mason University
Named the #1 national university to watch by U.S. News & World Report, George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in the heart of Northern Virginia’s technology corridor near Washington, D.C., Mason prepares its students to succeed in the work force and meet the needs of the region and the world. With strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, dance, organizational psychology and health care, Mason students are routinely recognized with national and international scholarships. Mason professors conduct groundbreaking research in areas such as cancer, climate change, information technology and the biosciences, and Mason's Center for the Arts brings world-renowned artists, musicians and actors to its stage.