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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2004	(202) 514-2007

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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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