Q7 – Betty Chu & Chris Agrella on Health Care Reform

Sen. Kennedy’s Health Reform Bill requires all states to adopt this legislation within 4 years, otherwise the Secretary of Health will make the Federal bill become effective in such State, notwithstanding any contrary provision of State law 12. What is the relationship between health and environmental quality in the San Gabriel Valley? 13. What is your position on the Federal health Care plan? 14. What do you think about the Secretary of Healths ability to enforce the national health care plan if states dont adopt it within 4 years? 15. How does the new health plan relate to Californias own health programs such as Medi-Cal and related services? The proposed Health Reform Bill mandates that all insurance companies must accept every applicant. 16. How would you manage the new health care plan to benefit the insured? 17. What is your position on a recent billion discount fund drug companies agree to offset for a new Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Program effective July 1, 2010. 18. How would you balance quality care with discounted medicine? Responses by candidates for the 32nd Congressional District of California, serving Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley. Betty Tom Chu (R), Christopher Agrella (L) ambitiously hopes to clench the hot seat at a special election on July 14 in the Thirty-Second Congressional District of California. Judy Chu (D), did not show up for the forum neither did she respond to questions or request for statements. Charlene Brown, Editor …