Durham County Commission Supports National Health Reform

The Durham County Commission is in support of President Obama's national health reform efforts, recognizing the challenges in the Durham community:

As the health care reform debate continued across the country, the Durham County Commission went on record Monday night in support of the Administration's Reform Principles.

"I felt it was important for this Board to weigh in on the healthcare reform matter," said Vice Chairman Ellen Reckhow. "We have a situation where we have over 50,000 people in our community who are uninsured and that puts tremendous pressure on our health department, our hospital emergency rooms in our community and on Lincoln Community Health Center."