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CAPITOL HILL SOURCES
These people are good contacts for information on patient
protection legislation and other managed care matters before
Congress.
Kathleen Means, chief health analyst, majority staff, Senate
Finance Committee (Sen. William Roth, chairman)
219 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510,
(202) 224-4515.
Dede Spitznagel, health analyst, majority staff, Senate
Finance Committee
219 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.20510, (202)
224-4515.
Faye Drummond, senior health counselor, minority staff,
Senate finance Committee (Sen. Daniel Moynihan, ranking minority)
203 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202)
224-5315.
Paul Harrington, health policy director, majority staff,
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee (Sen. James Jeffords,
chairman)
835 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202)
224-6770.
David Nexon, health policy director, minority staff, Senate
Labor and Human Resources Committee (Sen. Edward Kennedy,
ranking minority)
527 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202)
224-7675.
Stacey Hughes, policy adviser, office of the assistant
majority leader (Sen. Don Nickles)
S-208 Capitol Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-2708.
Ned McCulloch, counsel to Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman
706 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202)
224-4041.
Howard Cohen, counsel majority staff, House Commerce Committee
(health subcommittee chair Rep. Michael Bilirakis)
2125 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C. 20515,
(202) 225-2927.
Bridgett Taylor, professional staff, House Commerce Committee,
minority staff (Rep. John Dingell, ranking minority)
564 Ford House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515, (202)
225-3641.
Bill Vaughan, minority staff, House Ways and Means health
subcommittee (Rep. Pete Stark, ranking minority)
1106 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515,
(202) 225-4021.
Allison Giles, majority staff, House Ways and Means health
subcommittee (Rep. William Thomas, chairman)
1136 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515,
(202) 225-3943.
Jon Traub, legislative director, office of Rep. Greg Ganske
1108 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515,
(202) 225-4426.
Rep. Charlie Norwood, a Republican and a major sponsor
of patients' rights legislation
1707 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515,
(202) 225-4101.
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION CONTACTS
These people know what the administration is thinking.
Christopher Jennings, deputy assistant to the president
for health policy development
216 Old Executive Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20502, (202)
456-5560.
Michael Hash, deputy administrator, Health Care Financing
Administration
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20201, (202) 690-5727.
