(A great wrap-up of where we stand on federal health care reform and how the California delegation is doing. - promoted by Brian Leubitz)
Edited and updated from the Health Access Blog
Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off her August recess by meeting with health care providers and patients at San Francisco General Hospital, to promote President Obama's health reform effort.
With the passage of H.R.3200 out of Energy and Commerce on Friday, and the other relevant committees earlier in July, she could rightly report historic progress. Such a health reform proposal has now moved farther than any previous attempt in the modern era, and it set the stage for a House vote in September after the August recess.
But health care reform hangs in the balance, with opponents of the President detemined to "rattle" Congressman by disrupting town hall meetings and otherwise create an anti-reform political environment. As has been stated on Calitics before, those who support health reform need to be active NOW AND THROUGH AUGUST, CALLING, WRITING, FAXING, and VISITING our California Congressional Representatives, with a positive message about reform and its various components, from a public health insurance option to minimum benefits standards to affordability subsidies to the financing that allows for the needed upfront investments.
Californians have a particularly important say in health reform in the House of Representatives, from the Speaker to key Committee Chairmen, to Caucus leaders, to the bulk of our 53-member delegation. Health reform supporters can call your member of Congress in support of health reform at 877-264-HCAN, or click here to help pass reform.
Below the fold, we'll detail more about the bill, the process, and where California's Congressional representatives have come down on health reform to date:
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