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Healthcare Reform News/Action Today (September 15th, 2009 edition)

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 12:16pm — jnguyen
  • Health Care for America Now launched a new ad campaign today. The message? If the insurance companies win, you lose. They'll be doing national and DC television, plus print and online advertising targeted at Washington. Why so much beltway focus? To make sure lawmakers on Capitol Hill understand that there will be winners and losers in the health care debate and they have a choice to make between us and the insurance companies. Above is one of the TV ad to be aired. To view the rest of the TV ads, click here.

    • Health Care for America Now has got a lot planned in this vein for the near future. Sign up to join this campaign against the insurance industry here, and while you're at it, tell them about your insurance company so they can get your comments directly to them and to your Member of Congress.

  • Reform Bill Will Address GOP Fears - The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Monday that he will propose an overhaul of the nation's health-care system that addresses a host of GOP concerns, including blocking illegal immigrants from gaining access to subsidized insurance, urging limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and banning federal subsidies for abortion.
  • Among all the players in the health care debate, doctors may be the least understood about where they stand on some of the key issues around changing the health care system. Now, new poll results released by NPR shows that a large majority of doctors say there should be a public option

  • President’s Speech Allays Some Fears in the Health Insurance Industry - President Obama, who had recently stepped up his criticism of the insurance industry, seemed to soften his stance on Wednesday. He recounted a few insurance horror stories — as might be politically necessary when arguing the need for a system makeover. But as he outlined his plans for health care, which focused mainly on a revamping of the nation’s insurance system, he was careful to point out that the executives who run those companies were not “bad people.”

    • Below is a video with some of the highlights of President Obama's speech:



    In less than 48 hours, more than 450,000 people signed messages urging Congress to pass the President's plan - and chipped in more than $1 million to Organizing for America. Below is President Obama's message to OfA in reaction to this passionate response.


  • Make Obama proud and contribute to your local OfA branch. OfA's Sherry Holland's weekly Health Care Insurance Reform Phonebank continue this Wednesday, September 16 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Democratic Headquarters Lunchroom (402 E. Gutierrez, Santa Barbara, CA 93101) Click here for more information.
  • And as always, be sure to check out our latest Health Care Action Post on how you can effectively and actively donate your time and effort towards real and comprehensive health care reform, starting with OfA volunteer Sherry Holland's weekly Health Care Insurance Reform Phonebank
  • For your consideration: Health Care for America Now has created a simple, easy to understand chart of how health care would work if health care reform is passed:




    For a larger .pdf version, click here