Opinion: Prevention Must Be Priority in Health Reform

Preventing disease "must be a cornerstone of health care reform" so that Congress does not "change the funding of health care without solving the underlying problems," argue Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Harold Goldstein, executive director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy.

• "Prevention Has Vital Role in Health Reform" (Goldstein/Matsui, Sacramento Bee, 7/23).