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2010 Annual Membership Meeting

Shannon Browlee
Shannon Brownlee

The 2010 annual membership meeting will be Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

This year's guest speaker is Shannon Brownlee, author of the nationally acclaimed book "Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer." Her discussion will cover one of the most important issues in health care: shared decision-making.

Agenda

8-10 a.m. Health fair, business meeting registration, and voting
Our annual health fair will feature flu shots, wellness testing, giveaways, and more. A hearty breakfast buffet also will be available.
10 a.m. Business meeting
Adoption of rules; approval of agenda and 2009 annual membership meeting minutes
10:15 a.m. Governance Recognition Awards
10:25 a.m. Report to the membership
Scott Armstrong, president and CEO
10:50 a.m. Getting the Care You Want — and Avoiding the Care You Don't
Shannon Brownlee
11:30 a.m. Audience Q&A
11:55 a.m. Closing remarks; election results
Noon Meeting adjourns

For information about the annual meeting, call the Board of Trustees Office at 206-448-5790, or send an e-mail to governance@ghc.org.

Trustee Candidates Election

The 2010 Group Health Board of Trustees election will be conducted this fall by mail ballot and in person at the Cooperative's annual membership meeting. Only voting members can vote in the election. The voting registration deadline was Aug. 24. If you register to vote now, you will be eligible to vote in the 2011 election.

Governance Recognition Awards

Each year, members have the opportunity to nominate other members and staff who have been particularly effective, influential, or innovative in working with Group Health members and groups.

The 2010 award winners will be announced at the annual meeting. For more information about the 2010 awards process, contact Gail Alexis Ray at 253-383-6260 or 1-800-252-3305, ext. 27.

About the Guest Speaker

Shannon Brownlee is a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, a non-partisan think tank in Washington, D.C., and an instructor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Her book, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer, was named the best economics book of the year in 2007 by the New York Times.

More about Overtreated

Trustee Candidates Forum

A forum with the 2010 Group Health Board of Trustees candidates is scheduled 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, on the 6th floor of the Main Building at our Capitol Hill Campus. For more information, call 206-448-2430 or toll-free 1-800-252-3305, ext. 13.

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