Mashed Potatoes & Health Reform

Perhaps this has happened to you before. You sit down to enjoy a tasty meal, and somehow the topic of health reform finds its' way into the conversation. Even the baby in the high chair has an opinion about the American Healthcare system. You ask someone to pass the mashed potatoes but instead you get a big ol' fat serving of politics. There's no need to reheat this conversation in the microwave, because it's already heated!

After awhile you notice that everyone has their own opinion about what should or shouldn't happen, but no one is really talking about solid facts. In short, no one really knows what they're talking about.     

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation website is one of the most reliable sources on healthcare reform in the United States. They even have a health reform timeline that explains what specific changes have been made and what changes will be made in the next several years:

http://healthreform.kff.org/Home/KHS/Timeline.aspx?source=FS

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Now when words start flying at the dinner table, you can use your knowledge on health reform to persuade people to do their own research, and to get someone to seriously pass you the mashed potatoes.