The Michigan Democratic Party and Indivisible groups around the state are teaming up for a series of town halls as the debate over how to change the nation's health care system continues in Congress.

Starting this weekend, Democrats and local Indivisible groups are kicking off a summer long series of public events on health care policy featuring health experts, members of Congress and state lawmakers. The kickoff events on Sunday will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks Lodge, 41700 Ann Arbor Road E., Plymouth, and 4-6 p.m. at Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Court, Orion Township.

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon said the events are meant to educate people about the questions they have regarding potential changes to health care and continue discussions on how to protect their benefits.

"We will never stop fighting against GOP efforts to eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions or their plan to allow insurance premiums to skyrocket, especially for seniors," Dillon said.

The events come as U.S. Senate leadership continue to work towards repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act with a new plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he hopes to put the revised Senate Republican plan up for a floor vote next week, but some moderate and conservative Republicans have expressed concerns with the current version.

The U.S. House passed its version of repeal and replace earlier this year. Democrats in both the House and Senate have remained unanimously opposed to the Republican plans.

Both of Michigan's U.S. senators, Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, have been vocal about their opposition to the plan in comments on the Senate floor, on social media and in statements to the press.

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Twp., will be headlining the first two events hosted by the state party and Indivisible groups on Sunday in Plymouth and Orion Township. This weekend, he's also planned two unaffiliated Saturday discussions regarding health care with labor leaders and retirees in Howell and Flint with fellow Congressman Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.

Kildee said although he's against the health care legislation that's been put forward so far, he and other Democrats are ready to work with Republicans to look for potential compromise and have ideas to bring to the table. He said he plans to bring a nonpartisan approach to the upcoming health care discussions and listen to the concerns and suggestions from attendees.

"Let's stop the partisanship and fix the problems in the Affordable Care Act that we all know we need to address," he said. "I think that when it comes to something as serious as health care, politics should be of no consequence to anyone."

Since the 2016 election, Democrats, Indivisible groups and other organizers have rallied and protested around the potential repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Indivisible groups throughout Michigan have also called on Republican members of Congress to host more in-district town halls to address their concerns.

Democratic and progressive groups aren't the only ones hosting summer events throughout the state. Michigan Trump Republicans, a group committed to supporting the policies of President Donald Trump, recently kicked off a series of meetings to get more people involved and discuss updates on the president's agenda.

A full list of scheduled MDP/Indivisible events is below:

Plymouth

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, July 16

Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks Lodge, 41700 Ann Arbor Road E., Plymouth

Orion Township

4-6 p.m. Sunday, July 16

Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Court, Orion Township

Clinton Township

2-4 p.m. Sunday, August 27

Clinton-Macomb Public Library, 40900 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township

Southfield

10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, August 26

Shriners Silver Garden Event Center, 24350 Southfield Road, Southfield

Traverse City

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20

Location TBD

Bloomfield Hills

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, September 9

Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills

Grand Rapids

7-9 p.m. August 9

Location TBD

Monroe County

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, September 9

Location TBD

Muskegon

10 a.m.-noon August 19

Location TBD

Bay County

Time and location TBD

Saginaw

Time and location TBD

Kalamazoo

Time and location TBD