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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2004
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***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FTC AND DOJ TO ISSUE REPORT ON COMPETITION AND THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Friday, July 23, 2004, at 12:00 p.m. EDT to announce the release of a joint report, Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition. The report informs consumers, businesses, and legislators on issues affecting the cost, quality, and accessibility of health care.

WHO: R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice

Timothy J. Muris, Chairman
Federal Trade Commission

WHEN: Friday, July 23, 2004
12:00 p.m. EDT

WHERE:Federal Trade Commission Headquarters
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 432 Washington, DC 20580

NOTE: Reporters unable to attend the event may call in. The call-in information is as follows:
Dial-in number: 1-800-720-5850
Confirmation number: 25271466
Chairperson: Bruce Jennings
The call-in lines, which are for press only, will open at 11:45 a.m.

CONTACT: Office of Public Affairs
202-514-2007

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