Program at 9:30 in the Chapel; one worship service at 11:15

On Sunday, May 23, we will hold an information forum on health care reform in lieu of our first worship service. From 9:30 to 10:15, we will engage with a panel of speakers on the new law, what it means, and how it will roll out. 

Church school will be held as usual at 9:30 and 11:15, and worship will be as usual at 11:15 (with New Member Ingathering!).

This event has been organized by the UUC Health Care Reform Task Force, in partnership with Temple Beth Am.  The panelists include:

• US Rep. Jim McDermott
• WA House Rep. Eileen Cody (chair of the House health care committee)
• Aaron Katz from the UW Department of Health Services

Health care has long been one of the top concerns for our congregation. In our listening campaign two years ago, many of you talked about being personally affected by our broken health care system. As the economy soured, many of us lost health coverage or began to feel increasingly vulnerable.

UUC’s Health Care Reform Task Force has worked to provide information on this topic, at this important moment in time. The new health care reform law is intended to move towards universal health care coverage, to regulate the most harmful practices of the insurance industry, and begin containing health care costs. The law is complex, and will take many years to implement, though some provisions will come into effect quickly.

It is an important time to be engaged citizens and informed consumers, working to hold our elected representatives and the health care industry accountable for positive changes to our health care system.

Please join us in our chapel for this important conversation.