Author Taylor Branch on Healthcare Reform

On Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, the Pulizter Prize winning author Taylor Branch, spoke in Baltimore, MD. He talked about the necessity of Healthcare Reform in the U.S. Mr. Taylor drew some parallels with this current struggle for social justice and with the heroic battle for Civil Rights in America, under the leadership of the legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Taylor is a noted biographer of MLK. See: http://taylorbranch.com/ The event was held at the Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore. It was sponsored by Health Care for All at: http://healthcareforall.com/HTML1.phtml and http://healthcareforamericanow.org/ and the March to the Finish Line at: http://melaniesmarch.com and Progressive Maryland, at: http://www.progressivemaryland.org/page.php?id=268
Matthew Weinstein, MD Coordinator, Health Care for America Now, served as the moderator.

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[jonajen]

This is an abbreviated version of the speech given in Baltimore, but its main essence is there. Would that there were more such articulate and eloquent voices in the healthcare debate.

[medini2]

we need to ask for some help from the people of taiwan.

[noformstyle]

Netherland & Switzerland, 99% coverage and no public plan, but insurance companies are regulated like utility companies. Taiwan & Singapore have best medical care system in the world, 99% coverage, high quality, NO WAITING, and they are government run with less 5% GDP. Unreasonable premium, preexisting condition exclusion, changing drug formulary, deny treatment, medicare drug GAP for Senior are just plain wrong. Come on my fellow American, let us fix the healthcare for our children sakes!