1. Healthcare Conversations Vicky Goode Shelly Smith Rebekah Carmel Jane Von Gaucker Sarah Craig

2. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse  http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ http://whitehouse.senate.gov/  Senator Whitehouse’s Bio  http://whitehouse.senate.gov/about/ http://whitehouse.senate.gov/about/  Senator Whitehouse on Health Care  http://whitehouse.senate.gov/issues/issue/ ?id=d5381455-0781-4652-938f-4df34efbc6f4 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/issues/issue/ ?id=d5381455-0781-4652-938f-4df34efbc6f4

3. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli  http://www.cuccinelli.com/ http://www.cuccinelli.com/  Virgina Attorney General Cuccinelli’s Bio  http://www.cuccinelli.com/index.php/m eet-ken http://www.cuccinelli.com/index.php/m eet-ken  Attorney General Cuccinelli on Health Care  http://www.cuccinelli.com/index.php/h ealthcaredecision  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL2 WY_gU_gw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL2 WY_gU_gw&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvg nKWXR37Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvg nKWXR37Q

4. Role Definition RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Chief legal officer for the State Primary responsibility: Medicaid control fraud unit (MCFU), largest sector, pure volume However, some shift in focus with HCR lawsuit, explains to citizens that: “Litigation is about liberty, not healthcare.”

5. Why run for public office? RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli

6. What are your term goals? RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments Dramatically reduce healthcare fraud MCFU “excellent team” of which only 25% lawyers, rest compiled of nurses, investigators, pharmacists…

7. Issue of Healthcare RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments

8. The BIG Issue

9. Affordable Care Act RI Senator Whitehouse Group Analysis/Comments

10. Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments No Virginian ordered to purchase health insurance….exception is college students and court mandated (child support) Main effort of the Va Tea Party movement, law passed with bipartisan support Not just about HCR, forbids employer to mandate that employee purchase insurance to be employed VA not the only state with such mandate Supremacy clause: Federal law does not trump state law if Federal law is unconstitutional

11. RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments

12. RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments

13. Future of Healthcare in US RI Senator Whitehouse VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Group Analysis/Comments As Att General, abandoned his right to vote, gave up legislative seat, therefore deems future in the hands of elected officials Dr. Hazel: “shackled from implementing changes”

14. Summary

15. Acknowledgements  A special thank you to for arranging our meetings with Senator Whitehouse and Attorney General Cuccinelli