Yesterday we saw what change looks like

[T]he enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being… – WHO

For now, the significance of the [health care reform vote] is moving the United States FROM a system in which people can assume they will have health coverage IF they are old enough (Medicare), poor enough (Medicaid), fortunate enough (working for an employer that offers coverage, or able themselves to bear expenses), or in some other way specially positioned (veterans; elected officials)… TOWARD a system in which people can assume they will have health-care coverage. Period.   – Why This Moment Matters