News Brief - Council urges reform
December 19, 2011 · Updated 8:48 AM
Metropolitan King County Council this week called on Congress to pass comprehensive health care reform in 2009.
The motion, introduced by Councilmember Julia Patterson, specifically urges Congress to include strong and stable funding for public health infrastructure in any health care reform legislation, and to incorporate health care principles adopted by the King County Board of Health last September.
“Although health care initiatives are being drafted at the state and national level, reform will ultimately be implemented at the local level - in counties and cities,” Patterson said.
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