His speech is about half an hour. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Thank you all. Please be seated. Lieutenant governor kegel, speaker ralston, speaker pro tem shaffer and speaker pro tem jones, members of this great general assembly, constitutional officers, members of the consulate corps, and my fellow georgians, in 1944, georgias own Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics of a song titled accentuate the positive. The most memorable lines from that song are, youve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative, dont mess around with mr. In between. Now, that was great advice for our nation as world war ii was drawing to a close. And its great advice for all of us today. For the past six years, ive had the opportunity to report to you on the state of our state. And i do so again today. The first year was 2011, and i was just entering the office of governor. Our state was s
Health care leadership council. We have medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors pr sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect by doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers americanes with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on iphav and what it means for Medicare Beneficiaries and those that compare medicare ben fish area res. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and director of the american board of neurological surgery. Bob blancato is executive director of National Association of nutrition and aging service proes grams. Also on the board of the society of aging. Bob spent nearly 20 years in the legislative and executive bra
Health care leadership council. We have medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors pr sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect by doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers americanes with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on iphav and what it means for Medicare Beneficiaries and those that compare medicare ben fish area res. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and director of the american board of neurological surgery. Bob blancato is executive director of National Association of nutrition and aging service proes grams. Also on the board of the society of aging. Bob spent nearly 20 years in the legislative and executive bra
Health care leadership council. We have medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors pr sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect by doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers americanes with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on iphav and what it means for Medicare Beneficiaries and those that compare medicare ben fish area res. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and director of the american board of neurological surgery. Bob blancato is executive director of National Association of nutrition and aging service proes grams. Also on the board of the society of aging. Bob spent nearly 20 years in the legislative and executive bra
Good afternoon, and thank you everyone for joining us today. Im mary grealy, president of Health Care Leadership council. We have hospitals, insurers, medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect my doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers, americans with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on ipab and what it means for Medicare Program, for beneficiaries and for those who poifd health ca provide health care to those Medicare Beneficiaries. Let me introduce the panel. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University and also dir