San Jose Mercury News, May 13, 2009 by Michael Torrice
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12363638
The health care debate has happened largely behind closed doors in Washington without public discussions about policies’ advantages and disadvantages, said Ann O’Leary, executive director of the University of California-Berkeley’s Center on Health, Economic and Family Security. O’Leary believes politicians need to start discussing plans with the public. “A lot of this work could be undone without educating the public and growing public support,” she said.