The House of Representatives' budget is out. Please contact your representative and tell him/her that the success of health care reform depends on maintaining a commitment to community-based enrollment & education and that our goal is to make sure funds are returned to last year's level of $3.5 million.
People providing enrollment assistance and education in communities across the state shared their views on why this issue is important. Their statements are a testament to the need for continued assistance (Flash required: Download free version here).
 "People need our help" Danna Boughton Healthy Connections Community Action! (Orange) |  "Mass media isn't enough" Octavio Hernandez Community Health Program (Great Barrington) |
 "Many people are not easily reached" Henry Ramirez Baystate Health System (Springfield) |
 "Local folks reduce confusion and frustration" John Bergeron Hilltown Community Health Centers (Worthington/Huntington) |
 "The job isn't over" Sonia Bouvier Hampshire Health Connect, Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton) |
 "We translate the system" Cheryl Jean Mayor's Healthline, Boston Public Health Commission (Boston) |
 "People don't know where to turn" Cameron Carey Community Health Center of Franklin County (Turners Falls) |
 "Funding is needed for 'helper' agencies" Fran Bakstran South Middlesex Legal Services (Framingham) |
 "Without help, people will suffer" Elaine Bennett Tri-CAP (Malden) |
 "Reform requires more education" Synthia Scott-Mitchell Springfield Partners for Community Action (Springfield) |
 "It's a complicated system" Amy Pett Boston Health Care for the Homeless (Boston) |
 "It's all about relationships" Geri Chimera Health Care Coalition of Metro West (Framingham) |
If you have your own observations or thoughts about the importance of this work and about the need to fund it, we invite your comments below.
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