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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to raging wildfires is not the only challenge in which Arnold Schwarzenegger is currently providing leadership.

According to THE RIPON FORUM, California's Governor is also providing leadership in the effort to reform California's health care system and provide universal coverage to the residents of his state.

In its latest edition, the FORUM focuses on Schwarzenegger's efforts in this regard, with California Health Secretary Kim Belshe writing an essay on the Governor's plan and how he is "Leading the Way" for better health care in the state.

THE FORUM also notes that Schwarzenegger is not the only Governor providing leadership on the issue. From Jodi Rell in Connecticut to Jon Huntsman in Utah, the latest edition of the FORUM highlights the fact that Republican Governors across the United States are also moving ahead with their own plans to strengthen health care for the people they lead.

A complete list of authors and topics featured in the October/November edition of THE RIPON FORUM is below:

-- California Health Secretary Kim Belshe' - writing about the

Schwarzenegger plan to reform health care.

-- Mary Voris - providing a snapshot of many of the initiatives being

pushed by other Republican Governors to strengthen health care in

their respective states.

-- Diana Ernst - providing a critical assessment of the Schwarzenegger

plan.

-- Michael Tanner - offering a reality check on the U.S. health care

system and whether it needs to be reformed.

-- Mary Brazelton - writing about how the legacy of government control is

weighing down China's health care system.

-- Olympia Snowe - writing about the SCHIP program and why she believes

the program should be expanded.

-- Dave Camp - writing about the SCHIP program and why he believes

expanding the program would increase g
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