In the News:

NEW!  Watch the eye-opening Bill Moyers interview of former Cigna PR man Wendell Potter:  click HERE.

President Obama's op ed in the New York Times - "Why We Need Health Care Reform"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html?scp=1&sq=barack%20obama%20healthcare%20op%20ed&st=cse

Paul Krugman's op ed in the New York Times - "The Swiss Menace"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/opinion/17krugman.html?scp=1&sq=paul%20krugman%20the%20swiss&st=cse

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 Important Links:          Be Informed, Be Effective, Take Action

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Read the proposed bill:      http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3200:
H.R.3200       America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)

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For news on health care reform visit:  HealthReform.gov/, the official US
  Government web site managed by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

                                             Many Americans are struggling to make ends meet
                                             as the cost of care goes up while others face losing
                                             insurance as businesses struggle to cover employees.

   While you are there, pledge your support for health care reform (button mid-page, on right).

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The White House on Health Care:   
                                                            http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/

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Additional Informative sites if you are looking for facts:


            Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:  http://www.rwjf.org/

            Commonwealth Fund:  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/

            Kaiser Family Foundation:  http://healthreform.kff.org/

           

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The President's Health Insurance Reform Guarantee: 

The PRESIDENT’S HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM GUARANTEES

1. NO DISCRIMINATION FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage
because of your medical history.

2. NO EXORBITANT OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES,
DEDUCTIBLES OR CO-PAYS
Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on
how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.

3. NO COST-SHARING FOR PREVENTIVE CARE
Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that
help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.

4. NO DROPPING OF COVERAGE FOR SERIOUSLY ILL
Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering
down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.

5. NO GENDER DISCRIMINATION
Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.

6. NO ANNUAL OR LIFETIME CAPS ON COVERAGE
Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or
lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.

7. EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.

8. GUARANTEED INSURANCE RENEWAL
Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the
policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won't be
allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick.