PRCH supporters have spent months advocating for comprehensive reproductive health care in health reform. Now you can get the latest information on the status of health reform by participating in National Grand Rounds: Health Care Reform 2009 on Monday, October 5, at 12:00 p.m. EST in Washington, DC.

Join colleagues from around the United States, either in person or via the web, to get up-to-the-minute, factual information on the rapidly evolving health care reform legislation making its way through both the Senate and House of Representatives. This National Grand Rounds will begin with a 15-minute overview of the bills as they stand on October 5th, followed by 45 minutes of Q & A (in person or via e-mail) with our expert panel. This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with policy makers who are involved in writing the health care reform legislation. 

Visit http://www.npalliance.net/GrandRounds/ to register to join health care policy experts on Capitol Hill for this important discussion. Please use this opportunity to ask what work is being done to ensure women's reproductive health care is included in the final bill.

Sample questions:
President Obama has promised that health care reform will allow you to keep the coverage you have, if you like it. Recent studies suggest that most Americans with employer-based insurance have coverage for abortion services. Can you guarantee that women who currently have coverage for abortion will not lose that coverage and be worse off after health reform?

Insurance companies vary widely in their coverage of contraception. Some don't cover any of it while others don't pay for more expensive, longer-term forms of birth control. Can we expect any help from health reform in making all forms of contraception affordable and available to everyone? 

Register here for National Grand Rounds: Health Care Reform 2009