Fourth of July, 2009

Apparently, I’m not the only one feeling overwhelmed by information related to health care reform. Others have reached a saturation point as well. James O’Sullivan adeptly described it as drinking from the health care reform fire hose.

In addition to an endless barrage of information (and discussions and debates regarding various combinations of information), trying to find a voice in the midst of the chaos is intimidating. Is anyone listening? Does what I say matter? If I spend endless hours of my "spare time" learning everything I can about health care reform, will the effort be futile? Will my opinion be heard?

Unfortunately, Obama didn't address the issue of health data rights in the town hall meeting this week. It was a public forum where anyone (at least anyone with internet access) could participate at no cost.

The gatherings described in the following video have been cancelled. What if they hadn't been? Does it take a substantial amount of money to get your voice heard when it comes to health care reform?

The video is by Lee Stranahan. I found it at the end of his post,
No, President Obama; We Should NOT Shut Up About Health Care Reform.