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Follow along on Twitter! Are you a Twitter-er? If you've got something to say about health care reform, use the #healthcare09 tag. Activists will be sending in tweets from health care events around the country, so you can use Twitter to follow the discussion. And of course, the UFCW will still be tweetin' away. 

June 25 Rally for Real Health Care Reform

Over 10,000 union members, community, health and faith activists as well as small business owners traveled to the nation’s capitol June 25 to tell Congress to pass real health care reform that works for real people. 

Sponsored by Health Care for America Now! the mid-day Capitol Hill rally was followed by lobbying visits and several town hall meetings.

President Obama and many congressional Democrats are backing health care reform that brings down costs, provides quality care for all and includes a public health care option, among other key principles. But the insurance industry and big pharmaceutical companies are desperately trying to weaken health care reform and protect their soaring profits and near monopoly control of the health care market.

       
  

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HEALTH CARE HEADLINES 

 

THE UFCW BELIEVES THERE ARE THREE KEY COMPONENTS TO HEALTH CARE REFORM: 

I support Health Care for America Now

  • THE RESTORATION OF CHOICE AND COST-CONTROLS in the insurance industry through a public health insurance option;
  • SHARED RESPONSIBLITY among individuals, employers, insurance companies, and the government;
  • NO NEW TAX ON HEALTH BENEFITS that would place additional stress on the already-struggling middle class.
 

 
UFCW and Health Care for America Now from UFCW on Vimeo.

HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA IS TOO EXPENSIVE, TOO EXCLUSIVE, TOO UNRELIABLE, AND GETTING WORSE. UFCW members fight hard for their health benefits every time we sit down at the bargaining table. With escalating premiums and the sky-rocketing cost of care, it's getting harder and harder to keep the quality, affordable coverage our families need.

WORKERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN of our broken health care system just because our leaders in Washington won't take action. We need a national solution to this national crisis.

 

Laurie Piazza

"CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE ALL ABOUT HEALTH CARE NOW.  Unless something happens for health care nationally, I don't see it getting any better."  

--Laurie Piazza, Local 428 (left)

 

Mary Tapia Barthel"HEALTH CARE IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THIS COUNTRY.  Working families deserve access to affordable health care but too many people are forced to choose between filling their prescriptions or filling their gas tanks.” 

-Mary Tapia-Barthel, UFCW Local 881 (left)

 

CITIZEN'S HEALTH CARE WORKING GROUP    

CHCWGFrom 2003 to 2006, the UFCW worked with the congressionally mandated Citizens’ Health Care Working Group to hold an unprecedented nationwide dialogue with the American people. 

Congress directed the group to prepare a report to create solid ideas and recommendations for building a health care system that works for all Americans. 

>>> Snapshot from the report

 

 

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