On Thursday, December 3, 2009, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing titled: "Post-Katrina Recovery: Restoring Health Care in the New Orleans Region." The hearing will examine what progress has been made to repair and augment the post-Katrina New Orleans region’s critical health care infrastructure and what challenges still remain. More specifically, it seeks to understand: the role now played by the roughly 90 primary care clinics supported in part with temporary federal funding after the storm; whether these clinics are financially sustainable; and when, or if, key public hospitals will be rebuilt. The hearing will also examine what additional stresses to the region may occur as a result of expected reductions in Medicaid funding.
The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
To view a webcast of the hearing: Click Here
The Witnesses scheduled to testify are:
Panel I
Ms. Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care United States Government Accountability Office
Dr. Diane Rowland Executive Vice President The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Dr. Donald T. Erwin President and Chief Executive Officer, Nephrology Saint Thomas Community Health Center
Mr. Michael G. Griffin President and Chief Executive Officer Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans
Ms. Alice Craft-Kerney Executive Director Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic
Dr. Karen B. Desalvo Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy Covenant House Clinic Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Roxanne A. Townsend Assistant Vice President, Health Systems University Hospital Louisiana State University System
Panel II
Dr. Marcia K. Brand Deputy Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration United States Department of Health and Human Services
Mr. Alan Levine Secretary Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Director of Clinical Services City of New Orleans Health Department
Mr. Clayton Williams Director Louisiana Public Health Institute
Documents and Links
Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns
Prepared Testimony of Ms. Cynthia A. Bascetta
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Diane Rowland
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Donald T. Erwin
Prepared Testimony of Mr. Michael G. Griffin
Prepared Testimony of Ms. Alice Craft Kerney
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Karen B. Desalvo
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Roxanne A. Townsend
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Marcia K. Brand
Prepared Testimony of Mr. Alan Levine
Prepared Testimony of Dr. Joia Crear-Perry
Prepared Testimony of Mr. Clayton Williams
Witness List
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