The idea is to create a conversation among our authors and the general public, via comments and follow-up posts, that will inform Washington as to what kind of health care reform California wants and needs. The June 18 episode of Health Dialogues will be on the same topic, and will be informed by the online discussion. When the project wraps up on July 1, we’ll deliver a summary of the discussion and ideas to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Edward Kennedy.

So if you’re interested in health care reform, take a few minutes to read through our first round of posts. You can rate posts and leave your comments. Our authors will be contributing new posts every week for the next two months, so make sure to check back again later to follow the evolving conversation.

Healthy Ideas: Californians Weigh In on Health Care Reform