Oklahoma health care forum at Mayflower Church December 29

As the inauguration invitation to right-wing preacher Rick Warren has made obvious, if we want the Obama Administration to bring about real change, we are going to have to give him some incentive to do so.

An opportunity to do this is coming up shortly. The Obama transition team has requested his supporters across the nation to have community health care forums to help shape policy in this area. One of these discussions will be taking place in Oklahoma City on December 29. Get more information and sign up to attend here.

Chicago Tribune health care blogger Judith Graham poses an interesting set of questions that might be asked at a health care forum. Thanks to Christine C. at Our Bodies Our Blog for pointing out this series.

Meanwhile, over at Campaign for America's Future, Jacob Hacker has written a report arguing for the importance of allowing individuals to choose between private insurers and a public health care insurance plan. Hacker argues that "public insurance has a better track record than private insurance when it comes to reining in costs while preserving access." It seems that President-elect Obama supports a public plan only for those folks who don't have access to health insurance through their employers. Hacker seems to argue that everyone ought to have the option of choosing the public plan.