Healthcare Reform 2009

Important facts to note:
- there is no funding for abortion provided anywhere in the bill
- euthanasia is still federally banned
- eligibility for any "public" plan is limited to legal residents only

The Education and Labor Committee website -- you can download the entire bill, read summaries and more:
http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/07/americas-affordable-health-choices-act.shtml

This LA Times article addresses top rumors about the bill:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-healthcare-qa10-2009aug10,0,4908371.story

Washington Post summary of major components in the bill:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/07/the_house_releases_its_health-.html

MSNBC timeline of implementing the bill over the first 8 years:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32013032/ns/politics-white_house/

Contact your Congressman and Senators
You can find contact information for our elected officials at Washington State's website. Our Congress people are Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell, and Representative Richard "Doc" Hastings (4th District).

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/elected_officials.aspx