Conaway to Participate in Town Hall on Future of Health Care Policy

WHAT: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) at the Permian Basin will host a town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway on the future of health care policy in the United States.

WHEN: Noon, Monday (May 13)

WHERE: TTUHSC Permian Basin Auditorium, 800 W. 4th St., Odessa

EVENT: TTUHSC President, Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., will moderate the town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Conaway. Conaway will take questions from the TTUHSC faculty, staff and students regarding health care policy in the United States. Various community leaders will also have the opportunity to ask the representative questions on health care policy.

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