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BOCA RATON, FL, July 6, 2005 - MDVIP, Inc., the national leader in concierge
medicine, announced today that former U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson will serve as Chairman of the MDVIP
Committee on Cost Reduction through Preventive Healthcare. As Chairman,
Secretary Thompson will direct the development and implementation of MDVIP
policy initiatives focusing on the essential role of preventive care in
reducing national healthcare expenditures.
The Committee will support MDVIP programs emphasizing the need for expanded
utilization of preventive care services, such as those provided by MDVIP
affiliated physicians, by patients, corporate employers and insurers as key
tools in reducing morbidity and mortality from disease, enhancing quality of
life, improving delivery of healthcare and lowering overall healthcare costs.
"It is essential that our nation reorient the delivery of primary care to
prevent illness at the front end, instead of spending untold billions of
dollars for treatment at the back end," Secretary Thompson said. "Our ability
to stem the dramatic growth of healthcare costs is directly related to the
ability of patients to obtain, and of employers and insurers to provide, far
broader preventive care options than those that exist today," he continued. "I
look forward to working with MDVIP to continue its development of innovative,
cost-effective preventive care solutions that improve both healthcare delivery
and outcomes in the United States." As a partner in the law firm Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Secretary Thompson brings his firm's
international resources in support of the efforts of both the Committee and
MDVIP.
Edward Goldman, M.D., President and CEO of MDVIP, said "We are honored to
welcome Secretary Thompson as Chairman of the MDVIP Committee on Cost Reduction
through Preventive Healthcare. The Secretary's commitment to preventive care
has been a cornerstone of his exceptional record of public service. His vast
understanding of the role of prevention in improving both the lives of patients
and the economics of our healthcare system will be instrumental in helping us
to communicate the importance of early detection and prevention of disease as a
foundation of national health policy."
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