Progress - Meetings with Holden, Casey, Specter

Hello Friends,

We have been contacted by all three offices! We are making great progress.

Thank you all for being a part of our meeting request forms to Senator Casey, Senator Specter and Representative Holden. I know health care reform is an issue close to all of our hearts. It is great that we are making our voices heard as “Young Physicians and Their Families”.

Representative Holden

Today I spoke with a staff member of Representative Holden’s D.C. office. He stated that he would like to work toward a January meeting with our group and requested further detail on our specific concerns regarding health care reform. I let him know our group could email him a list of our top key concerns by Monday (12/7).
• Please respond to this email with your key health care reform concerns (top 1 – 3 concerns) by Sunday Evening (12/6). (They can be short such as "The House Bill does not include comprehensive tort reform." Natalie and I will work together to mold all of our responses into a listing for Holden’s office.
• Background: Representative Holden voted against the health care reform bill in the House. He may vote again on a health care reform bill if it makes it through Conference Committee. January is an ideal time to meet with him because (if a bill passes in the Senate) January is likely the timeframe for the Conference process and another vote in both houses.

Senator Casey

I spoke with Senator Casey’s D.C. office health care advisor today. She proposed a meeting for Friday, December 11. She says we would have the option of video conferencing in from the Harrisburg office or meeting at the D.C. office. The meeting can be scheduled for a time that works best for our group and should last 15-30 minutes.
• Please respond to this email if you and/or your spouse can come to a meeting on Friday, December 11. Include 1) what time that day you are available and 2) whether you would prefer to video conference from Harrisburg or meet in Casey's D.C. office.
(We requested Saturday, but Casey’s office does not schedule meetings on Saturdays.) I know Friday is not ideal, but hopefully work schedules allow so we can get a good group together. (I know Darin has night float so he can make it.)

Senator Specter

• Specter’s Executive Director for the Capital Region sent me an email earlier this week stating she would like to discuss possible options for meeting, but we have not yet spoken on the phone. I will keep you updated if anything manifests.

Please feel free to forward this to any friends. We would love as much input and participation as possible!Please feel free to contact me or Natalie Richards if you have any questions.

Best,

Linsy