Marion County Iowa Democrats

Harkin's Role in IA Health Care

US Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) will appear at the Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland forum this Thursday, December 4, and unveil his vision for the prevention and public health aspects of the health care reform bill currently being crafted by Congress.

Harkin, who is a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee, was recently tapped by HELP Chairman Senator Edward Kennedy to lead a working group tasked with crafting the prevention and public health components of the health care reform bill. Harkin has a long history of working to shift our nation's healthcare system from a "sick care" system to a true health care system that prevents chronic conditions and keeps people well. He believes that prevention is essential to addressing the leading preventable causes of disease and death and the economic crisis our health care system faces.

The Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland forum is one of a series of discussions taking place throughout Iowa to facilitate the conversation about how to improve health care in Iowa.

Where: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, Thurs., Dec. 4 at 1 p.m.

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