Health care reform commercial

This is my family's small contribution to the fight for real health care reform. We, like millions and millions of other Americans, have a story to tell that we think helps explain the urgent need in this country for reform. Basically, my Dad's insurance company denied him coverage for a life-saving bone marrow transplant which made some of the darkest months of his fight against Leukemia even darker. This is the kind of bureaucracy and rationing that have been around for decades in our country. The President's plan would not exacerbate that problem, it would help alleviate it. It would protect Americans from being told no from an insurance company like we were. And we realize how fortunate we were to have insurance at all. As bad as our story was, it would have been far worse if we had no insurance whatsoever. That is why, as much as more sound oversight is necessary for real health care reform, a public option is just as non-negotiable. In the wealthiest country on Earth, it is simply not right that people have to be told "no" to life-saving procedures by their insurance company, nor is it right that anyone should have to look a family member in the eye and say "There is something that can save you, but I simply cannot afford it," because they don't have any insurance at all. The President said it best when he characterized this as a moral issue. Maybe it's hard to understand unless you know someone who has experienced this. If you don't know anyone in such dire straits, you should consider yourself fortunate. But, also, you should listen to our stories, and then see if you don't feel the need for reform as well.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• health care
• reform
• President Obama

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The People Need The Same, Health Care. As The People Thay Elect.......

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Public option the only option!

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YOU WANT HEALTH CARE REFORM???

The perfect example is Massachusetts....

Associated Press!

Health care costs continue to rise much faster than the national average. Since 2006, total state health care spending has increased by 28%.

Insurance premiums have increased by 8 to 10% per year, nearly double the national average.

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Massachusetts (cont)

New regulations & bureaucracy are limiting consumer choice and adding to health care costs.

Program costs have skyrocketed. Despite tax increases, the program faces huge deficits. The state is considering caps on insurance premiums, cuts in reimbursements to providers, and even the possibility of a "global budget" on health care spending with its attendant rationing!

A shortage of providers, combined with increased demand, is increasing waiting times to see a physician.