This event will include presentations from Dan Ulmer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota; Kim Thompson, Thompson Insurance Agency and Legislative Activist; Dr. Josh Jaeger, Life Energy Chiropractic and Wellness; and Lynn Paulson, CEO, Choice Financial.

One of the Chamber’s core legislative agenda issues is to “Support legislation that reforms federal Medicare programs to address the regional payment disparities for rural health care providers.”

The Internal Revenue Service this week began mailing postcards to more than four million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make them aware of the benefits of the recently-enacted small business health care tax credit.

More than 600 people come together as one statewide business voice at this event which has become the largest lobbying day in Minnesota.

A special meeting of the FM Chamber’s Regional Issues committee has been called to discuss in greater detail the cost and protection levels of the MN and ND diversions being considered for the Fargo Moorhead community.

Permanent flood protection, health care reform, transportation and energy top the list of legislative priorities for the Fargo Moorhead Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber advocates building the most efficacious project which addresses immediate and long term conditions of the metro region via a 35K CFS (cubic feet/second) diversion.

As the U.S. Senate takes up its health care bill, following the November 7 passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act by the House of Representatives, the Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead is looking at how the provisions in the bill match up to Chamber goals, as defined in our annual Legislative Agenda.

The next Surface Transportation Authorization Act is going to require that Metro COG use planning factors such as livability, sustainability and public health as it develops plans and programs within the FM metropolitan area to justify Federal aid.

While I haven’t been able to figure out the mystery of who stirred the health care pot, I realize that most Americans are conversing about health care reform and most agree that our current health care system should change.