La. Department of Health secretary to speak at Press Club July 10

Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 10. She will discuss the one-year anniversary of the Medicaid expansion, the potential impact of the GOP health care reform bill, and other topics such as hepatitis C drug pricing. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.