NCPA’s Goodman To Testify On Health Care Opportunites

January 10, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC (January 9, 2007) - John C. Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) will testify at a special roundtable discussion of the newly reconstituted Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday, January 10th.  The roundtable is entitled: "Health Care Coverage and Access: Challenges and Opportunities."

Goodman, who is widely recognized as the "Father of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)," will discuss with the committee how consumer-driven health care plans can expand health insurance coverage, and how simple changes in the tax code can provide greater access to insurance for those who do not receive it as a benefit of employment.   

WHO:            JOHN C. GOODMAN, NCPA PRESIDENT

WHAT:           ROUNDTABLE BEFORE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE

WHERE:         ROOM 430, DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

WHEN:           WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2007 - 10:00 AM

Dubbed the "Father of Health Savings Accounts," National Journal, The Wall Street Journal, WebMD and former House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer, for Dr. Goodman's pioneering research in consumer-driven health care, which has had a significant impact on Capitol Hill.  His pioneering approach was advanced in his landmark book, "Patient Power: Solving America's Health Care Crisis."  His latest health care book, "Lives at Risk," analyzes health care institutions in countries around the world.  He is the author of seven other books, including "Economics of Public Policy," a widely used college textbook and his latest "Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws."

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