The Three A’s
There are more than 46 million people without health insurance and medical problems contribute to nearly 2/3 of all bankruptcies. This is not just about those 46 million people who don’t have health insurance, it’s about the future of the American economy. We’re losing jobs to other countries, because their health care system is better for business.
Republican’s insists, that we must not allow the government to come between you and your doctor. Actually, the insurance industry has been between you and your doctor for 40 years, and they’ve been milking consumers for millions of dollars by denying claims.
In the first three months of this year, nearly $35 million was spent by the largest insurance and drugs companies to ensure that pending reform benefits them and not the American people. Congressional Republicans have never intended to contribute in a positive way to health care reform. They are standing in the way of real reform, because they’re not interested in the future of our country.
Republicans say, that there shouldn’t be a government run health insurance program, because it would compete with private plans. We’ve had a private system in this country for 40 years and costs have increased at least twice the rate of inflation every year. Our public system, Medicare has seen costs go up only about 15% above the rate of inflation.
Obama insists: “If you like what you have, you can keep it, but we’re going to offer you something that you may find better and less expensive.” You can sign up for a public plan, like Medicare, or you can sign up for a private plan. You get the choice. Unless, you allow Republicans to make that choice for you.
Everybody thinks bipartisanship is a wonderful thing, but bipartisanship comes second to doing the right thing. We need a bill, that allows the American people to make the choice between a public health insurance option and the private plans they have now.
Affordable: Healthcare reform must lower costs, and the insurance industry hasn’t done it when left to their own devices. We need a strong public health insurance option to compete with industry to lower rates and keep them honest.
Available: We need a public health insurance option available throughout the country to compete with the insurance companies who often control your local market by determining what you pay and what you get.
Accountable: We need tough rules with penalties for waste and abuse that apply to the private companies and the public entity offering insurance.
Republican’s insists, that we must not allow the government to come between you and your doctor. Actually, the insurance industry has been between you and your doctor for 40 years, and they’ve been milking consumers for millions of dollars by denying claims.
In the first three months of this year, nearly $35 million was spent by the largest insurance and drugs companies to ensure that pending reform benefits them and not the American people. Congressional Republicans have never intended to contribute in a positive way to health care reform. They are standing in the way of real reform, because they’re not interested in the future of our country.
Republicans say, that there shouldn’t be a government run health insurance program, because it would compete with private plans. We’ve had a private system in this country for 40 years and costs have increased at least twice the rate of inflation every year. Our public system, Medicare has seen costs go up only about 15% above the rate of inflation.
Obama insists: “If you like what you have, you can keep it, but we’re going to offer you something that you may find better and less expensive.” You can sign up for a public plan, like Medicare, or you can sign up for a private plan. You get the choice. Unless, you allow Republicans to make that choice for you.
Everybody thinks bipartisanship is a wonderful thing, but bipartisanship comes second to doing the right thing. We need a bill, that allows the American people to make the choice between a public health insurance option and the private plans they have now.
Affordable: Healthcare reform must lower costs, and the insurance industry hasn’t done it when left to their own devices. We need a strong public health insurance option to compete with industry to lower rates and keep them honest.
Available: We need a public health insurance option available throughout the country to compete with the insurance companies who often control your local market by determining what you pay and what you get.
Accountable: We need tough rules with penalties for waste and abuse that apply to the private companies and the public entity offering insurance.
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