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Doug Elmendorf is now director of the Congressional Budget Office, where he’s charged with pricing the various reform proposals. Nothing moves without being “scored” by his office, and an unfavorable assessment of a program’s cost can be tantamount to defeat. 

He’s one of five people you may have never heard of who could affect the course of health care reform.

 

 

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“As Mayor of San Francisco, the first city to offer universal access for the uninsured, I know that America’s cities can provide compassionate and innovative health care to their residents,” said Mayor Newsom. San Francisco is attempting to offer universal health care through its controversial Healthy San Francisco program, which has won plaudits from some health reform advocates while antagonizing many small businesses in San Francisco.

 

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