- E-mail your Senator NOW! Debate begins today! If you don't know your senator, type "Who is my senator" into your search browser. Or go to: www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
- E-mail your House Representative. Great website: http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
Is your Representative Listening? Give them a grade!
- http://www.gradegov.com/ Let them know you've given them a grade!
Great Links on Healthcare:
- Health Care Poll: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/
- Click on Comments on the Fox News Article, "Comment Box: Send us your findings on Health Care Reform."
Did you Know?
- The new bill will require companies who provide full-coverage (100%) insurance plans for individuals and families to pay a 40% excise tax.
L.A. Times, "Democrates risk taxing the wealthy for healthcare."
- The new bill will require ALL Americans to BUY Insurance.
See CNNMONEY, "WRAPUP 5-Healthcare bill gains ahead of U.S. Senate test."
- The new bill will cost $1.5 Trillion (probably more) the first 10 years, and rise in cost every year!
- When Medicare costs are cut, private insurance rates increase to make up the difference. This is called Cost Shifting.
See The Heritage Foundation, "The Senate Health Care Bills: $1.5 Trillion Sticker Shock."
- 16% of Americans feel the current healthcare bill will cut costs. 60% believe costs will increase under the new bill.
- 68% of Americans currently have health care that they rate as good or excellent.
See USA Today, "Poll: Americans want health care bill, but not the cost."
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