On Tuesday, July 21, Campus Progress hosted a frank discussion with Governor Howard Dean about the state of health care in this country and the many challenges that lie ahead in fixing a broken system. As Governor Dean argues in his new book “Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform,” the time is now to make our voices heard in this critical debate.

The discussion was moderated by Campus Progress Advocacy Associate Natasha Bowens with Governor Dean taking questions from the audience, as well as off the internet where the discussion was being live streamed.

Governor Dean touted his support of the Obama health care plan to a packed room and stressed that the inclusion of a public option was absolutely essential to the plan’s success.

Governor Dean also opined that conservative dissent seemed to be aimed at discrediting the Obama administration rather than criticizing the proposed plan. With that in mind, he urged Congress to push hard for a complete health care plan rather than compromise in the name of bipartisanship.

Several news outlets covered the event including The Huffington Post, Washington Post, The New Republic, and the popular blog Jezebel.

Be sure to check out video of the event on our YouTube page and pictures on Facebook!