Bill Johnson to Serve as Implementation Team Chair

Albuquerque, NM, April 1, 2007-- Recommendations resulting from this year's statewide town hall on healthcare will be guided through the public policy process by a team to be led by Bill Johnson. Johnson will serve as the Chair of the Implementation Team. He brings years of expertise in healthcare management. Johnson is a former Cabinet Secretary for the State of New Mexico's Department of Human Services, Associate Vice President of Strategic Alliances, and CEO of the University of New Mexico's Hospital. Johnson will be leading a committee of fellow town hall participants as they analyze the results of the town hall and move the recommendations forward to New Mexico lawmakers and public policy experts.

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NOTE: Click here to read an editorial authored by Johnson regarding healthcare reform in New Mexico. It was published in the Albuquerque Journal, the Albuquerque Tribune and the Las Cruces Sun News.