Senators Debate Health Care Reform

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Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are bringing together mental health advocates, providers, and patients for a discussion on comprehensive mental health reform and the need for the Senate to pass their bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act. • Full Summit Agenda • 9:30 a.m. Welcome • Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy • Remarks by HELP Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and • HELP Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) • 9:50 a.m. What Does The Research Show About The Need For Action • Senator Chris Murphy • Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, Director, Harvard Global Health Institute (VIEW SLIDE PRESENTATION: http://1.usa.gov/1NQjRy3) • Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD, Director, Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine (VIEW SLIDE PRESENTATION: http://1.usa.gov/1sB13so) • 10:35 a.m. Provider Perspective on Mental Health Reform • Senator Bill Cassidy • Maria Oquendo, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School • Gregory K. Fritz, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University School of Medicine • Marion Earls, MD, Director of Pediatric Programs for Community Care of North Carolina • 11:20 a.m. Break • 11:30 a.m. The Price of Inaction • Pete Earley, bestselling author and mental health advocate • Hakeem Rahim, CEO, Live Breathe LLC • Greg Champagne, Sheriff, St. Charles Parish, LA • Peter Jacoby, MD, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT • 12:15 a.m. Break • 12:20 p.m. Keynote Speech: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds • 1:20 p.m. Call to action press conference • Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy • John Madigan, VP of Public Policy, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention • Katrina Velasquez, Esq., Policy Director, Eating Disorders Coalition • Lauren Alfred, Policy and Partnership Director, Sandy Hook Promise • Mary Giliberti, J.D., Chief Executive Ocer, National Alliance on Mental Illness

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