Ted Kennedy and his allies in the Senate have put forward America's first bill to guarantee quality, affordable healthcare for everyone1. But Republicans and some Democrats are already threatening to kill the bill because it would allow Americans one thing: CHOICE.
Insurance companies and their lackeys in Congress claim that if we let Americans choose a public health insurance option, it will cut into their profits. After years of building an American health care system that's like a house on fire, their only strategy is to block the exits when help is near.The good news is, they might be right. States across the country are already using public plans to drive down costs and expand access to healthcare2.
TOMORROW, a coalition of legislators from those states will meet with the President and Congress to ask them to unify these local efforts into a national public option.
Ask your state legislators to endorse the public option before the deadline, and demand health care for all NOW!
http://act.truemajorityaction.org/t/120/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=19
Senator Kennedy and President Obama want to allow Americans to pick a public health insurance plan if we want it3.
It's a great idea, but it's not a new one. States from Vermont to California are already using their own versions of a public option. But only the US government is big enough to make insurance companies negotiate, and lower costs for all of us. Which is why the insurance industry's lackeys in Congress will say or do anything to lock us out of choosing a public option4. And that's why getting state legislators on board is such a great first step: State legislators can attest that choice works, and they can deliver the call for reform with extra legitimacy and power because they are also elected leaders. Most important, they can speak with authority because states already implement lots of public health care options - like children's health insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare.Kennedy's bill could give us a real choice in health care - but we need a 50-state strategy to deliver it to the President.
Tell your state legislator to get on board by signing the letter for a public plan and real health care reform.
- DrewDrew Hudson
TrueMajority/USAction
1 - cnn.com/2009/ POLITICS/06/09/health.care.debate/
2 - progressivestates.org/statefedhealth/letter
3 -reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN0940025020090609
4 - usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-08-moderates_N.htm
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