At a press conference at the Capitol yesterday, Four public interest groups unveiled a campaign to expand Texans' ability to buy private health insurance. The group announced it's statewide public outreach campaign to engage working Texans in the public policy debate around health care.
Texas ACORN, Texas Public Interest Research Group, Texas Legal Services, and Texas Impact will host a series of town hall meetings around the state to discuss the need to improve access to quality, affordable health care. This campaign corresponds to the Sunset Commission's hearing on the Texas Department of Insurance, which gives a rare opportunity for significant improvements in Texas' private health insurance market.
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The first town hall meeting, which took place in Houston on June 12th, was a great success. For those that were unable to make it to this event, several other meetings will take place around the state throughout the summer and into the fall. Here is the current schedule
Lubbock: July 29th Covenant Presbytarian Church
Garland: August 12th Buckingham United Methodist Church
Rio Grande Valley: September 9th Location to be announced
Other dates and locations are coming soon! Please check back regularly.
July 3, 2008
