CDHP Healthcare Reform Center
Welcome to CDHP’s Healthcare Reform Center. We are happy to provide information and content with regards to what is happening on Capitol Hill related to oral health within the health reform debate. We look forward to providing you with the information we hear and to hearing from you.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Meg Booth or Colin Reusch at CDHP.
- CDHP WEEKLY HEALTH REFORM UPDATES
- CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES: LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
- SEND US YOUR HEALTH REORM STORIES
- HEALTH REFORM BILLS AND WHITE HOUSE HEALTH REFORM SITE
- ADDITIONAL CDHP HEALTHCARE REFORM RESOURCES
CDHP WEEKLY HEALTH REFORM UPDATES
MARCH 2010
- March 5, 2010- Obama Urges Congress to Make Final Push for Health Reform; Final Bill Could Contain Important Oral Health Provisions
- February 26, 2010- White House Health Summit Fails to Break Partisan Stalemate; Senate Passes Jobs Bill
- February 19, 2010- President Obama Expected to Post New Health Bill by Monday; States Consider Medicaid Cuts
- February 12, 2010- Obama Calls for White House Health Care Summit as Record Snow Sidetracks Jobs Bill
- February 5, 2010- Obama Appeals to Bipartisanship; Health Budget Released
- Oral health is a critical component of overall health and it must be included in any efforts to reform the system.
- Universal coverage must include universal dental coverage for children and adults; and an expert in oral health must sit on any health benefits advisory committee.
- The oral health provisions contained in the House Tri-Committee bill and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee bill must be preserved.
FEBRUARY 2010
FOR OLDER WEEKLY HEALTH REFORM UPDATES SEE OUR ARCHIVE.
HEALTH REFORM BILLS AND WHITE HOUSE HEALTH REFORM SITE
Click here to view the House Version of the Bill
Click here to view the White House Health Reform Site
ADDITIONAL CDHP HEALTHCARE REFORM RESOURCES
CDHP Support Letter to Senate on Protection and Affordable Care Act
Oral Health Coverage for Children and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Reform Talking Points
CDHP Support Letter to the House Tri-Committee on America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
CDHP Brief--House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Proposal
CHIP Reauthorization: Renewed Support for Children’s Oral Health
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES: LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
Contact your Senators and Representatives today to schedule a meeting to talk about the importance of oral health. Be sure to also ask if they are holding a town hall meeting or conference call where you can publicly voice your concerns. Specifically, we recommend that you make the following points:
To find out who your elected officials are and how to reach them, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 or go to the web sites of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
SEND US YOUR HEALTH REFORM STORIES
Did you face a mob of angry protestors to advocate for oral health? Pin down President Obama at a town hall meeting on improving access to dental care? Or sit with your Member of Congress for a pleasant conversation about the need to prevent childhood carries?
We would love to hear what's happening in your community and share your stories with our readers. Please send correspondence to cdhpinfo@cdhp.org.
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