For Immediate Release

Monday, November 02, 2009 - State Representative Mark Shelton hosted the North Texas Health Care Summit in conjunction with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce today at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The summit invited health care experts from around the country to discuss the problems facing the health care industry, including insurance, tort reform, and government policies at the local, state, and federal level. Numerous elected officials attended the event, including Senator Jane Nelson who also co-hosted the event.

“I want to thank the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for hosting this event, as well as the many members of the Texas Legislature who served on the advisory and host committees and helped to make this event possible,” said Representative Shelton.

The summit drew a crowd of 180 individuals, including business owners, community members, elected officials, and state agency staff. Attendees had the opportunity to learn and discuss the ongoing challenges surrounding the health care system.  

“I was excited and honored by the turnout of the event. Health care is an important topic that affects us all and is especially relevant given the news coming out of Washington,” said Shelton. “I plan to implement many of the commonsense policies I learned about today in the next legislative session, so that Texans can have real health care reform.”

Shelton in an infectious disease pediatrician at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth. He is also a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 97 in southwest Tarrant County.   

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