Could D.C. afford universal health care if it were the sole jurisdiction involved in the insurance (pool)?
If by universal health care you mean can the District afford to provide insurance coverage to all of its citizens the response is that we strongly believe we can provide health insurance to most of the citizens of the District. To do so would require us to work with the federal government and with the provider community here in the City. We remain committed to assuring that we can make health insurance available to all of the citizens of the District of Columbia. The distribution of hospitals is so uneven most hospitals are in the northwest. Why should George Washington University be authorized to build a new hospital in northwest? The Department of health continues to work collaboratively with the hospitals in the District in order to make care accessible to all residents. We are exploring ways to expand the continuum of services provided and accessibility through the development of satellite service delivery sites in partnership with existing hospitals. How hard will it be to move mo
