SACRAMENTO, CA–David Welch is an RN and a patient who was denied health insurance because of minor skin cancer on his nose. This story, of an upper middle class white male nurse, shows how virtually anyone can be denied healthcare, and further illustrates the need for a universal healthcare system such as AB 840 in California and HR 676 nationally. Video by: Colette Washington & Jay Johnson
Rep. Peter Welch (Vt.) delivered his opening statement July 16 at the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s first hearing on proposed health care reforms.