We need a vibrant Medicaid program and strategies to expand affordable access to health care for all, especially for the specialty care services that community health centers do not provide. – Jan Schakowsky
In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year. – Jan Schakowsky
Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room. – Jan Schakowsky
The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas. – Jan Schakowsky
When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didnt care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – thats not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do. – Michelle Obama