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Reminder about our program this evening: What the Health Care Reform Law Means to You August 31, 2010 6:30pm-8:30pm Toyota Auditorium Panelists Carole R. Myers and Beth Uselton will provide an overview of the recently-passed national health care reform law; outline key provisions of the reform law, and the implementation timeline. Panelists will also discuss what the health care law reform means for those with employer-based coverage, Medicaid, and Medicare; uninsured individuals; and small businesses. The program will also be webcast live. The link is: http://tinyurl.com/292scne Schedule: 6:30-6:40 pm Mike Caudle : Welcome and Introduction 6:40-6:45 pm Carlos Yunsan: Format and Procedure 6:45-7:30 pm Carole Myers and Beth Uselton : Reform Principles and Current Law 7:30-8:30 pm Questions and Answers Bios: Dr. Michael R. Caudle, M.D. is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Health Policy Program at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. He has a background in rural medical practice as well as academic medicine. Dr. Carole R. Myers is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Knoxville and a Fellow for Health Policy at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Beth Uselton is the Lead Organizer for the Tennessee Health Care Campaign, a nonpartisan, non-profit statewide consumer advocacy organization focused on health care policy on both the state and national level. Leslie Muse, JD, MPH, is an attorney for the firm of Butler, Vines and Babb. She is President-Elect of the Tennessee Association of Justice and is on the Executive Committee of the East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women. Carlos A. Yunsan, MS-MPH is a first year student at the College of Law and a graduate assistant with the Center for Public Health. He previously served as Health Promotion Director for the East Region, Tennessee Department of Health and as Together! Healthy Knox Coordinator for the Knox County Health Department.