Know the Facts About Health Reform

by Lisa Codispoti, Senior Advisor, 
National Women's Law Center 

Summer may be coming to an end, but the fight for health reform is just heating up. And with the misinformation machine in full swing, it is crucial that each of us educate our network about why we can’t wait for health reform.

Every day, 14,000 more Americans lose their health insurance. More women delay medical care because of high cost. And more people will be denied health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition.

Did you know...

• More than 17 percent of women are uninsured, and even more are underinsured.
• Between 1999 and 2008, health insurance premiums increased 119 percent — 3.5 times more than wages during the same period.
• 3 in 5 women are unable to pay her medical bills.

Learn more important facts about why women and their families need health reform this year.

Reform opponents have spent the summer spreading lies and using scare tactics to block health reform. Make sure that your family, friends, and co-workers have the facts about why health reform can’t wait.

Together we will win health reform that meets the needs of women and their families.

Comments

[Margalo Ashley-Farrand]

At this point it is crucial to get either a public option or a buy-in for Medicare for all in lieu of single-payer, because the rest of the pro insurance bills are a disaster not real reform and certainly not "real change."