CWA is Player in White House Summit on Health Care

CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill is taking part in the White House Summit on Health Care, convened by President Obama on March 5 as the next step to real health care reform.

Members of Congress, health care providers, unions, business, insurers, and all groups with a stake in real reform are attending the session.

President Obama has said that fixing health care is crucial to getting our country's financial house in order. "We must realize that fixing what's wrong with our health care system is no longer just a moral imperative, but a fiscal imperative," the President said in announcing his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kanas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

CWA commended Obama's choice of Sebelius and urged the Senate to quickly confirm her.

CWA President Larry Cohen said Sebelius brings "real experience to the mission of expanding health care for the millions who now lack coverage. She will be an important advocate for President Obama's goal of health care reform that provides affordable, accessible and quality care for all."

CWA is working toward a health care system that requires all employers to participate and contribute to the system – "pay or play" – and does not tax workers' health care benefits.