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Candidate Forum: 59th Representative District and Judicial CandidatesJanuary 17, Laschen Community Center, Vernon Hills
Candidate Forum: U.S. Congress, 10th DistrictJanuary 7, New Trier High School west campus, Northfield Health Care: How to Cure the Chronic Crisis
Why does health care cost so much? Why does it need to be fixed? To answer these questions and others, along with clearing up misinformation during the current national debate, the League of Women Voters presented the program “Health Care: How to Cure the Chronic Crisis” on Monday, October 5. This event was taped and will be broadcast in local communities for your viewing (click here for broadcast times), or you can view the streaming video in your browser (click here for video). Following an introductory film, Health, Money and Fear, produced by ER doctor Paul Hochfeld, two expert panelists, Jonathan VanderBrug and Courtney Hedderman, provided current legislative updates and answered questions. Phyllis Albrecht, former Lake Bluff Village President and Past President of the League of Women Voters, moderated. Jonathan VanderBrug, the Health Care Justice Director at the Campaign for Better Health Care, explained his organization’s work for health care reform. The Campaign for Better Health Care was founded in 1989 and is the largest health care coalition in Illinois, comprising more than 300 local and statewide organizations, including Catholic Charities, Church Women United, Illinois Nurses Association, Lake County Health Department, and University of Chicago Hospitals. The Campaign has received financial funding from many foundations, including Chicago Community Trust, Prince Charitable Fund, Field Foundation of Illinois, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Courtney Hedderman is Associate State Director for AARP Illinois. She is leading projects on health care reform and working on AARP’s national campaign, "Divided We Fail." AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. Founded in 1958, AARP has grown to 40 million members. It is the nation’s largest membership organization for people 50 and older. In 1990, the LWVUS undertook a two-year study of the funding and delivery of health care in the United States. The LWVUS announced its position in April 1993. Since then the League has been advocating for health care reform to all administrations.
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