CALPIRG Blog

The California Public Interest Research Group, CALPIRG, is sponsoring a community meeting on health care reform and prescription drug issues.  A recent attempt to overhaul the health care system failed in the legislature – now we need your issues, your priorities, and your stories to create change.  CALPIRG Advocate Michael Russo will lead the discussion, including the following topics:       

* What happened to the comprehensive health care reform bill and why        

* Next steps: how to keep health care reform on the agenda        

* Prescription drug safety and affordability        

* Drug company marketing – TV ads to consumers and lavish gifts to doctorsWhen: Monday, February 25, at 7 PM

Where: Room 100, Von KleinSmid Center, University of Southern California, 3518 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles

For more information: Contact Michael Russo, Health Care Advocate and Staff Attorney, CALPIRG, mrusso@calpirg.org, or (213)251-3680 x332.