Dr. Manan Trivedi On Healthcare Reform Vote
It's a good start, but I will work to make it better.
3.21.2010
Ed Niles, Campaign Manager
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READING - Following President Obama's address to the nation in which he requested an up or down vote from Congress on his historic healthcare reform legislation, the first candidate in Pennsylvania's 6th district to have the courage to stand up and support the bill was Democrat, Manan Trivedi. In an article published in The Hill, reporter Aaron Blake asked 26 of the leading Democrats running in competitive House races whether or not they would vote for the bill. Blake's report on the responses he received revealed a great deal about who understood what had to happen to reform the nation's healthcare system:
Out of the more than two dozen Democratic challengers and open-seat House candidates, only 10 commented for this story. Eight outright declined to comment. Eight more didn't respond to several days' worth of requests via phone and e-mail.
The only candidate to say unequivocally that he would support the Senate bill, which could be voted on in the House next week, is a primary-care physician running to face Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.). Dr. Manan Trivedi said it's important to get the ball rolling on reconciliation.
"The answer is yes," he said flatly. That was about as direct as the answers got.
It not only drew a distinct contrast with Trivedi's primary opponent who refused to answer the question, but also with his Republican opponent, Rep. Jim Gerlach. Within one week of President Obama's speech, Rep. Gerlach was the featured guest for a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. which was labeled as an Insurance Industry Lunch by its hosts. The hastily organized fundraiser was a tell-tale sign of the opposition that Rep. Gerlach would be taking in the fight for reform.
And with today's vote in the House, Trivedi is again leading the way in support of the bill but also reaffirming his commitment to the remaining work yet to be done in order to achieve true healthcare reform for all Americans.
"The bill that passed the House today is a good start, but I will work to make it better once I am in Congress," declared Trivedi. "In my opinion, healthcare reform begins with this legislation, it does not end with this legislation. Going forward we need to do more to address rapidly rising healthcare costs by passing a robust, Medicare-like public option and investing more in comparative effectiveness research to better figure out what truly works and doesn't work in healthcare. We must also strengthen our public health efforts, expand our primary care workforce and further investigate the overall social determinants of health to assure that epidemics like childhood obesity and the rising tide of chronic diseases like diabetes do not overwhelm the healthcare system of the future," Trivedi concluded.
Manan Trivedi is a primary care physician, a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy and served in the Iraq War as a battalion surgeon.
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The Hill article: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/86375-democratic-candidates-dont-want-to-mention-it
Rep. Gerlach fundraising invitation: http://politicalpartytime.org/party/20321/
Out of the more than two dozen Democratic challengers and open-seat House candidates, only 10 commented for this story. Eight outright declined to comment. Eight more didn't respond to several days' worth of requests via phone and e-mail.
The only candidate to say unequivocally that he would support the Senate bill, which could be voted on in the House next week, is a primary-care physician running to face Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.). Dr. Manan Trivedi said it's important to get the ball rolling on reconciliation.
"The answer is yes," he said flatly. That was about as direct as the answers got.
It not only drew a distinct contrast with Trivedi's primary opponent who refused to answer the question, but also with his Republican opponent, Rep. Jim Gerlach. Within one week of President Obama's speech, Rep. Gerlach was the featured guest for a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. which was labeled as an Insurance Industry Lunch by its hosts. The hastily organized fundraiser was a tell-tale sign of the opposition that Rep. Gerlach would be taking in the fight for reform.
And with today's vote in the House, Trivedi is again leading the way in support of the bill but also reaffirming his commitment to the remaining work yet to be done in order to achieve true healthcare reform for all Americans.
"The bill that passed the House today is a good start, but I will work to make it better once I am in Congress," declared Trivedi. "In my opinion, healthcare reform begins with this legislation, it does not end with this legislation. Going forward we need to do more to address rapidly rising healthcare costs by passing a robust, Medicare-like public option and investing more in comparative effectiveness research to better figure out what truly works and doesn't work in healthcare. We must also strengthen our public health efforts, expand our primary care workforce and further investigate the overall social determinants of health to assure that epidemics like childhood obesity and the rising tide of chronic diseases like diabetes do not overwhelm the healthcare system of the future," Trivedi concluded.
Manan Trivedi is a primary care physician, a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy and served in the Iraq War as a battalion surgeon.
The Hill article: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/86375-democratic-candidates-dont-want-to-mention-it
Rep. Gerlach fundraising invitation: http://politicalpartytime.org/party/20321/
