Missouri Businesses Commit to National Initiative for Improving Quality and Value in Health Care

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: March 2, 2007 | Copyright information

To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: HHS Press Office, +1-202-690-6343

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a meeting today in Missouri with HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, executives from area businesses signed statements of support for a national initiative aimed at improving health care quality, information and cost- effectiveness for employees and their families. Governor Matt Blunt also agreed to support the effort, signing an Executive Order for the state.

Altogether, more than 2.6 million people will benefit by implementation of this initiative in Missouri. Employers signing on from ...

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