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Drs. Bucshon, Brown Announce Hoosier Healthcare Tour

Washington, DC, April 4, 2014

On Friday, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. and Indiana State Representative Tim Brown, M.D. announced stops on their “Hoosier Healthcare Tour,” a statewide tour to discuss the status of health and healthcare in Indiana.

Over the course of two weeks, Drs. Bucshon and Brown will travel to nine different cities and host eleven events focused on aspects of Hoosier healthcare.  Through a series of events focused on child healthcare, physician retention, minority healthcare, Medicare/Medicaid, medical device, rural healthcare, veterans healthcare, and prevention/wellness, the doctors hope to get a comprehensive overview of the state of healthcare in Indiana.

The tour schedule is included below:   

INDIANAPOLIS:

Topic:       Child Healthcare Event
When:       Monday, April 14th

What:        Overview of Heath and Healthcare in Indiana
When:       Tuesday, April 15th 

What:        Discussion with Medical Students and Faculty
When:       Tuesday, April 15th

FT. WAYNE:

What:        Medicare/Medicaid & Affordable Care Act Event
When:       Wednesday, April 16th

WARSAW:

What:        Medical Device Event
When:       Wednesday, April 16th

TERRE HAUTE:

What:        Minority Healthcare Event
When:       Thursday, April 17th

CRAWFORDSVILLE:

What:        Rural Healthcare Event
When:       Wednesday, April 23rd

BLOOMINGTON:

What:        Mental Healthcare Event
When:       Thursday, April 24th

EVANSVILLE:

What:        Prevention and Wellness Event
When:       Thursday, April 24th

JEFFERSONVILLE/LOUISVILLE:

What:        Veterans Healthcare Event
When:       Friday, April 25th

COLUMBUS:

What:        Critical Care Event
When:       Friday, April 25th

Bucshon, a cardiothoracic surgeon, is serving his second term in Congress representing Indiana’s 8th District, which  includes all or parts of Clay, Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, Crawford, Dubois, Perry, and Spencer counties. 

Brown, a practicing emergency room physician, has served the General Assembly since 1994. He currently represents House District 41 which covers portions of Boone, Montgomery and Tippecanoe counties.