Senate Republicans are using every tactic they have available to delay health care reform. Senate Democrats are still working out agreements and amendments in order to secure the 60 votes needed to move the bill to a vote and avoid Republican filibuster. However, there is a bright light in the health care reform tunnel for Community Health Centers.
Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) has spoken out strongly, insisting that the Senate health care reform bill include the provisions outlined in the House bill to greatly increase funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps. The inclusion of this funding would help ensure a strong primary care workforce to accommodate the millions of Americans that will gain health insurance if reform is passed. According to Senator Sanders, “Community Health Centers are a blessing to Americans who have Medicare, Medicaid or no insurance at all because they provide primary care, including dental, and help keep Americans from having to use emergency rooms as their health care provider” (NY Daily News, December 16, 2009).
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