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	Rekindling Reform is a non-profit joint project of 72 organizations in New York. Our mission is to encourage debate and discussion on how our country can best provide affordable health care for all.

A New Struggle over Women's Right to Choose Kaiser Family Foundation Health Policy Report Side by Side Health Reform Legislation Analysis of Health Reform Bills Highlights Similarities, Differences, Impacts, and Costs Victor Fuchs on 4 health Care Reforms for 2009 Systemwide Cost Control–The Missing Link in Health Care Reform Read The Guide by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured on approaches to covering the uninsured. RR Steering Committee Meeting December 11, 2009, from 3-5 PM Murphy Institute, CUNY 25 W. 43rd St. Manhattan 19th Fl. Conference Room New participants welcome More information? Email Us

Now Under Construction in Congress: An Important New Beginning in Health Reform An Analysis and Action Guide (December 13, 2009) In the next six to eight weeks, Congress will likely pass a massive health reform bill. Much remains uncertain about that billšs provisions. And, we can be certain, much that we once hoped for will be absent. But the bill will be historic, and we must ensure that the most desirable provisions in the texts being considered now remain in the final bill. For the first time ever, the federal government will tell the people that universal coverage is a public good that can be realized only with a tax funded health insurance program. Also, for the first time ever, the federal government will start regulating the health insurance industry, to put an end to its most brutal practices and to make it more accountable. Please click here to see the rest of the analysis and how you can help. Your help is critical for getting the best bill we can get. Why We Need a Public Plan Option in Health Care Reform View full article here 11/13/09 - A NOTE ON OUR REVISED WORKING PAPER ON THE PUBLIC PLAN OPTION FOUND ABOVE... In consultation with others, we have been identifying the elements of a plan to be offered as a public health insurance alternative along side commercial health insurance. We are circulating this working paper, with a view to influencing the debate on a public plan option. We encourage you to circulate it, help us refine it, and add your ideas. You can reach us by email at: email@ rekindlingreform.org. State Health Care Reform Connecticut moves closer to enacting a single payer plan Universal Health Care Bill Advances in Albany See NY State Report Comparing Health Coverage Proposals Please help support us

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