Rep. Ryan speaks to invitation -only group about health care

BOARDMAN — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan expects the federal government to overhaul the health-care system, but said doing it isn’t easy.

“We’re making sausage; it’s not a pretty process,” said Ryan of Niles, D-17th, at an invitation-only discussion today on federal health-care legislation.

The event was cosponsored by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and NEO HealthForce, a Northeast Ohio organization that touts itself as helping “create collaborative and innovative solutions to healthcare workforce challenges.”

About 30 people — either HealthForce or chamber government affairs council members — attended the event at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman.

There is still a lot of discussion and negotiating among members of Congress on the health-care bill before it can be considered for passage, Ryan said.

As for specific details of the bill, they’re “changing daily,” said U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson of St. Clairsville, D-6th, who participated in the event.

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