[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 85 (Sunday, May 31, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO C. EDWARD BROWN

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I wish to recognize C. Edward 
``Ed'' Brown, FACHE, on his election to the American Medical Group 
Association's Policy Hall of Fame. Ed has a long track record in Iowa 
and Washington as a leading advocate in health care policy reform. He 
also served in numerous leadership roles at the American Medical Group 
Association, chairing its public policy committee for 4 years and 
serving as chairman of its board.
  Mr. Brown has had a distinguished career in health care in Iowa, 
where he has served for the last 21 years as chief executive officer of 
the Iowa Clinic, a multispecialty group practice in Des Moines. The 
Iowa Clinic is the largest physician-owned multispecialty group in 
central Iowa, with nearly 200 physicians and health care providers 
practicing in 40 specialties. The clinic serves a population area of 
1.1 million, averaging 400,000 patient visits each year.
  Ed has a long list of achievements in delivering cutting edge, 
quality-focused health care to the benefit of Iowans, and his 
achievements include the Iowa Clinic's adoption of electronic medical 
records and information technology systems. He holds a bachelor's 
degree in nursing from the University of Evansville and a master's 
degree in health administration from Washington University in St. 
Louis. Also, he is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare 
Executives, with more than 30 years of experience in executive and 
senior levels of health care management.
  As an advocate for multispecialty medical groups and AMGA, Ed has 
been a leader in promoting a model of care delivery and an organization 
that represents some of the Nation's highest quality and most 
prestigious health care delivery systems. It is wonderful to see 
someone with such a distinguished health care record in Iowa recognized 
at the national level as a dedicated leader who is committed to 
improving health care at such an important time for our Nation's health 
care delivery system.
  Ed's voice has been an invaluable contribution to the health care 
debate in this country, and I congratulate him on this deserved 
recognition for his countless achievements in the public policy realm. 


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