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Pledge to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care

Sponsored by: Consumers Union

Americans spend more on health care than people do elsewhere, but somehow we spend more for less.

Most of us have no clue about the actual cost of our medical care until the bills arrive, because hospitals and doctors don’t publish their charges. The cost of insurance goes up and up, with fewer services covered. Millions of Americans needlessly suffer or die from preventable medical errors and infections.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Costs can come down and quality can improve if we stop letting the insurance companies run the show, make billing clear and simple, and focus on prevention and managing chronic illness better.

You can make a difference by taking our pledge and joining our effort to make health care a top priority for our nation’s leaders, no matter who wins the election.

THE PLEDGE:
I want to join with other Americans to support action, answers and accountability. It is time to:

Give my family security that we will have quality care when we need it at a cost we can afford;
Make hospitals and doctors more transparent about the cost and quality of care they offer;
Elmininate unnecessary bureaucracy between patients and the care they need;
End long waits for care;
Examine all solutions that will ensure all Americans access to quality, affordable care, with input from real people like me.

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We signed the pledge for higher quality, lower cost health care!

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9:49 pm PDT, May 10, Kristian Wilson, Florida

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9:44 pm PDT, May 10, Deborah Van Hecke, New Mexico

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9:42 pm PDT, May 10, John La veglia, New York
GOOD HEALTHCARE IS VTIAL TO THE COMMONWEAL AND AT AFFORDABLE PRICES

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9:40 pm PDT, May 10, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming

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9:36 pm PDT, May 10, Michael Spinelli, New York

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9:32 pm PDT, May 10, Bess Katerinsky, New York

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9:29 pm PDT, May 10, Meghan Valentich, Pennsylvania

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9:27 pm PDT, May 10, Randy Pace, Texas

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9:26 pm PDT, May 10, John Teltscher, New York

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9:25 pm PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, California

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9:24 pm PDT, May 10, Maureen Olsen, Colorado

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9:20 pm PDT, May 10, Bev Poet, Ohio

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9:20 pm PDT, May 10, Kelly Johnson, California

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9:13 pm PDT, May 10, Lisa Elshaug, Washington

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9:08 pm PDT, May 10, Elizabeth Cronin, California

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9:01 pm PDT, May 10, Gerric Dudley, Washington
Health care is one of the most egregious examples of corporate dominance which affect the everyday lives of U.S. Citizens.

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8:58 pm PDT, May 10, Robert Runkle, Idaho

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8:58 pm PDT, May 10, Mary Jane Magee, Arizona

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8:57 pm PDT, May 10, Laura Phillips, Indiana

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8:52 pm PDT, May 10, Mary Speidel, Arizona

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8:49 pm PDT, May 10, Charles Bowman, Louisiana

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8:49 pm PDT, May 10, Justin Malick, Pennsylvania

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8:47 pm PDT, May 10, Susana Moening, Colorado

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8:36 pm PDT, May 10, Stephenie Sasse, Florida

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8:36 pm PDT, May 10, Veronica C, Illinois

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8:35 pm PDT, May 10, Bruce Pierce, California

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8:32 pm PDT, May 10, Crystal Kitchen, Illinois
As a nurse, I see too many patients - of all ages - who cannot afford healthcare. An example is a 46-year-old woman who was homeless that had to have an emergency surgery. She ended up staying in the hospital for over a month due to a post operative infection. Her hospital bill on day 30 was over $80,000! She had no insurance or income. If healthcare costs hadn't risen so high, she might have been able to get some kind of part-time job and paid the bill (a much smaller amount) slowly. At that cost, she would NEVER be able to pay that bill. Especially without a job or other source of income. The elderly patients cannot afford all of the appointments that are necessary for all of the recommended cancer and other disease risks that they need. The elderly patients cannot afford the HUNDREDS of dollars per month to pay for their prescriptions, so they are not taking them the way they are supposed to, putting their health at a greater risk. This is a horrible situation. What about the mothers who make just enough money that they are not eligible for state help, but not enough money to pay their bills; let alone their children's healthcare bills?

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8:28 pm PDT, May 10, Kim Hall, Illinois
Because people like my parents don't have $500.00 to spare for blood work etc. . There are those of us that have to rely on Medicaid because we can't afford to but the insurance that the companies offer because it's too expensive. We couldn't pay our necessary bills then.

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8:26 pm PDT, May 10, Autumn Chamberlin, Washington

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8:26 pm PDT, May 10, Ashley Mccullough, Oregon
because health care is important as is your health.

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8:20 pm PDT, May 10, Nathan Estes, Illinois
HELP us All! Not just your self.

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8:17 pm PDT, May 10, Karolynn Clark, Washington
I have no health care since I lost my job 6 months ago --$500/month for COBRA was way too much to pay with so little money in the bank. Help us, I know there are many American people in this situation.

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8:16 pm PDT, May 10, Kenton Knapp, California

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8:15 pm PDT, May 10, Berry Lee, North Carolina
Im thankful for my veteran's health care at the Durham VA Med Center and think everyone should have similar or better!!

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8:12 pm PDT, May 10, Sharon Tilson, West Virginia
I myself am disabled. Not able to aford my meds. I have med. insurance but can not find the money to buy them.

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8:11 pm PDT, May 10, Christina Ospina, North Carolina

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8:06 pm PDT, May 10, Theresa Galbraith, Florida

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8:06 pm PDT, May 10, Dorienne Willis, Massachusetts

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8:03 pm PDT, May 10, Pedro Salgado, Florida

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8:02 pm PDT, May 10, Glorimar Santiago, California

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8:01 pm PDT, May 10, Nadia Boone, North Carolina

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8:00 pm PDT, May 10, JAMES SULLIVAN, Illinois

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7:56 pm PDT, May 10, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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7:53 pm PDT, May 10, Alissa Griego, Texas

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7:48 pm PDT, May 10, Jamie Scott, Texas

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7:48 pm PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, Alaska
Health care is a right as a human being. It should not be a mere privilege.

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7:47 pm PDT, May 10, Cory Snyder, Nevada

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7:44 pm PDT, May 10, Charles Kuyper, Illinois
Because nowadays, anything can happen. And, when something bad happens, I need to be able to have affordable health care.

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7:41 pm PDT, May 10, Emily Green, Ohio

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