BALCONY- Rochester Seeks to Find Common Ground in
Reforming New York’s Health Care System

The Business and Labor Coalition of New York, BALCONY, in conjunction with the Rochester Business and Labor Roundtable , will host a Rochester Area Health Care Forum on Friday, May 1 at 8:00 am at the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 South Goodman Street in Rochester. The event will focus on finding common ground between business and labor on practical solutions for improving New York’s health care system, with particular emphasis on the Greater Rochester Community.

The Forum will feature a panel of government, business and labor leaders, including New York State Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Joseph Morelle, who will engage in a facilitated dialogue with the audience. There will also be presentations from the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency on the health status of the Rochester area and from BALCONY on pending statewide health care reform proposals.

BALCONY offers this event in coordination with its Rochester area organizing partners: American Cancer Society, Downtown Community Forum, Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency, IBEW local 86, New York State United Teachers and Rochester Area Labor Federation. For more information about the Forum, or to RSVP, by APRIL 24th:  email Adria Linehan at adria@balconynewyork.com or Tom Gillett at tgillett@nysutmail.org

WHO: The Business and Labor Coalition of New York, BALCONY – Rochester

WHAT: Rochester Area Health Care Forum

WHERE: Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Dining Room
1100 South Goodman Street, Rochester

WHEN: Friday, May 1, 2009
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Continental breakfast will be provided)