Organizing for America will be holding a health reform event tonight (Wed., 12/15) on the Eastern Shore. Here are the details –
TUESDAY in Wye Mills: Organizing for America to Hold Roundtable on Health Insurance Reform
As the health care debate continues in Washington, Marylanders will be gathering locally to ensure their voices are heard in this important debate. Organizing for America (OFA), a grassroots project of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) dedicated to supporting the president’s agenda for change, will hold a roundtable on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Chesapeake College where Dr. Zaneb Beams will discuss the need for health insurance reform this year.
Our health insurance system is broken — tens of millions of Americans don’t have insurance and 14,000 more lose their coverage every single day. But now, after months of debate, we are closer than ever to passing comprehensive health insurance reform. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark legislation – the Affordable Health Care for America Act. And now, the Senate is debating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would extend coverage to 31 million Americans while protecting those who have coverage from unfair insurance industry practices, like denying coverage because of a pre-existing condition or canceling someone’s coverage when they get sick. And according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, reduce the deficit by $130 billion during the first 10 ten years, and by $650 billion in the following decade.
Organizing for America is committed to supporting President Obama’s agenda for change at the grassroots level. Since June 6th, more than 2.3 million people have taken part in OFA’s health reform campaign and have organized over 23,000 events in all 50 states and every congressional district in support of health insurance reform. On October 20, OFA helped to generate more than 315,000 calls to Congress in a single day, over three times the initial goal.
Health Insurance Reform Roundtable Discussion
Who: Dr. Zaneb Beams, Family Practitioner
Anand Narayan, Johns Hopkins doctoral student
When: Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Chesapeake College
Higher Education Center – HEC 110
1000 College Circle in Wye Mills
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