We had a great day on Thursday, and concluded our tour through rural Maine. From Rumford, to Farmington and onto Skowhegan, we met with dozens of activists and gathered "patient" profiles that will be delivered to our Members of Congress asking them to support healthcare reform now.

Without health care reform, over 17, 840 Mainers will have lost coverage from Janurary 2008 to December 2010. Meanwhile, if the House health care reform bill is passed, 59,000 Mainers would gain coverage by 2013, and 96,000 would gain coverage by 2019. The difference is clear. We need reform-STAT!

In Skowhegan, activist collected signatures for healthcare reform at the state fair and two doctors made the case for change. With the medical profession on our side, it's clear that Mainers across the state support reform, and support it now.