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Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Gillibrand for Senate

In the world's wealthiest nation, it's unconscionable that people are turned away from health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition and that families are just one illness away from bankruptcy!

Opening up a not-for-profit public health plan like a "Medicare for all" to all Americans will ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of his or her income.

Health care is a right and every American deserves affordable, high-quality coverage. Urge your Senators to support real health care reform that includes a not-for-profit public option.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Why does America need a public option?

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I am writing today to strongly urge you to support health care reform that includes a not-for-profit public option. As you are well aware, the United States health care system is in desperate need of repair.

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After years of inaction, health care costs have skyrocketed and the problem is worse than ever. Today, the cost of health care is the most significant financial burden that most U.S. families and small businesses fact. Even worse, more than 47 million Americans remain uninsured.

Quality, affordable health care should be a right for every citizen, not a privilege, and I believe that creating a not-for-profit public health system to compete with the private health insurance system is the only way to address America's health care crisis.

Thank you for taking the time to consider my comments. I eagerly await your response.

We signed the “Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege” petition!

# 14,963:

12:43 pm PST, Nov 21, Rosanna Bigoni, Italy

# 14,962:

12:33 pm PST, Nov 21, Maria Vasquez, Sweden

# 14,961:

12:20 pm PST, Nov 21, Ann Burkes, New York
Health care costs are rising and the insurance companies seem to be getting the biggest chunk. They have been shown to deny health care to those who need it to boost their profits even higher. We need the public option to protect us from the worst excesses of the insurance companies and keep them (relatively at least) honest.

# 14,960:

12:13 pm PST, Nov 21, Darla Hargraves, Michigan

# 14,959:

9:12 am PST, Nov 21, Robert Anthony, Illinois
what we really need is a single payer system for all. The Public Option is the compromise that can keep premium costs competitive, so we can start to progress from the status quo.

# 14,958:

9:03 am PST, Nov 21, Valerie Van isler, New York
Health care is a fundamental right of every American, not a priviledge for just the rich and powerful. That's not democracy. The public option on a not-for profit basis would protect the health of all Americans and especially protect the chlidren who are the future of this nation and the world.

# 14,957:

9:00 am PST, Nov 21, Mary Bennett, Washington
People need coverage options that are affordable!!!!

# 14,956:

8:38 am PST, Nov 21, Shirrie Bryce, Florida

# 14,955:

8:36 am PST, Nov 21, Susan Casanova, New York
The only reason to deny a public option is the sheer greed of caving in to the bribes of the insurance industry. The rights of the people should come first!

# 14,954:

6:52 am PST, Nov 21, Cynthia LeGant, Florida
It is time that ALL American have health care. Presently we have socialised medicine for the elderly, the military, and the poor. The working poor are out of luck. The middle class can't take this any more. We all should have medicaid !!!

# 14,953:

6:33 am PST, Nov 21, Roberta Marley-Merchant, Pennsylvania

# 14,952:

4:52 am PST, Nov 21, Mrs Mander, New York

# 14,951:

4:32 am PST, Nov 21, Ray Brian, Kentucky

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4:17 am PST, Nov 21, Felicita Luna, New York

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3:52 am PST, Nov 21, Alexandra MAUVE, France

# 14,948:

3:35 am PST, Nov 21, Ritva Janhonen, Finland

# 14,947:

3:13 am PST, Nov 21, Nicole Gerrior, Bermuda

# 14,946:

10:36 pm PST, Nov 20, Soo Thacker, Alaska
In the world's wealthiest nation, it's unconscionable that people are turned away from health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition and that families are just one illness away from bankruptcy!

# 14,945:

10:23 pm PST, Nov 20, Gloria Bletter, New York

# 14,944:

9:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Jemima Holland, Australia

# 14,943:

9:20 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York

# 14,942:

8:44 pm PST, Nov 20, Susan Shapiro, Massachusetts

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8:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York

# 14,940:

7:30 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Ohio

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6:53 pm PST, Nov 20, Monika Reifenstein, New York

# 14,938:

5:38 pm PST, Nov 20, Chris Bosco, New York

# 14,937:

4:11 pm PST, Nov 20, Maureen Carroll, New York

# 14,936:

3:53 pm PST, Nov 20, Rory Lane, California
need a means to create proper competition in this industry and to care for the poor.

# 14,935:

3:49 pm PST, Nov 20, Elizabeth Leo, Massachusetts

# 14,934:

3:46 pm PST, Nov 20, Gary Sumpter, Missouri

# 14,933:

3:07 pm PST, Nov 20, Susan Hittel, New York

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2:03 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York

# 14,931:

1:59 pm PST, Nov 20, Shirley Zumino, New York

# 14,930:

1:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Heather Burcham, Arkansas

# 14,929:

1:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Tiffany Jackson, New York

# 14,928:

12:51 pm PST, Nov 20, June Harrison, New Jersey

# 14,927:

12:30 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Kansas

# 14,926:

12:24 pm PST, Nov 20, Ken Hittel, New York

# 14,925:

12:23 pm PST, Nov 20, Kathryn Cook, Massachusetts

# 14,924:

12:15 pm PST, Nov 20, James Williamson, South Carolina

# 14,923:

12:03 pm PST, Nov 20, Susana Lax, Florida
The market cannot be allowed to decide who lives and who dies.

# 14,922:

11:32 am PST, Nov 20, Stephen Weatherby, Georgia

# 14,921:

11:29 am PST, Nov 20, Lizzy Rivera, Utah
The market cannot be allowed to decide who lives and who dies. It is time for us to finally acknowledge that access to basic health care is a right and not a privilege.

# 14,920:

11:04 am PST, Nov 20, Susanna Im, New York

# 14,919:

10:57 am PST, Nov 20, Betty Mooney, New York
health care is a necessity for all americans ...not just u senators ....also, those 10 senators , supposedly democrats, should be shown up for siding with republicans on this...they should be ostracised and their constituents should be sure not to vote for them in the coming election...

# 14,918:

10:56 am PST, Nov 20, Gail Ault, Illinois

# 14,917:

9:58 am PST, Nov 20, Patrizia Baschiera, Italy

# 14,916:

9:45 am PST, Nov 20, Darwin Palmiere, New York
In 1900, health care science and technology were relatively primitive. Access was not important because little could be done to help. Today, access is crucial because health care is vital to life and function. Single-payor health care, like single payor education is an appropriate and necessary role for government.

# 14,915:

8:32 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York

# 14,914:

8:24 am PST, Nov 20, Robert Moeller, New York

# 14,913:

8:22 am PST, Nov 20, Melinda Lowery, Texas

# 14,912:

8:06 am PST, Nov 20, Bethany Brown, Maine

# 14,911:

7:21 am PST, Nov 20, Katarzyna Gawron, Poland

# 14,910:

7:19 am PST, Nov 20, Connie Oglesby, Iowa

# 14,909:

7:16 am PST, Nov 20, Linda Isham, New Jersey

# 14,908:

6:58 am PST, Nov 20, LINDA LAGO, New York
I have four children and have a full time job. I have come to despise every insurance company I have dealt with. A good portion of my salary goes to health insurance and the deductables and copayments keep going up. My oldest has a disability and I have been fighting with insurance companies for 10 years about what they think is a medical necessity! On top of the constant fight, my husband has never been insured because we cannot afford the additional cost! I'd rather give the government the same money and never hear the word "no" again and have the security that my whole family will have coverage. I will be the first person to sign up and I cannot wait for the people in opposition to actually have the courage to ask the public what they want and not what just Fox news has to say!!!

# 14,907:

6:58 am PST, Nov 20, Laura Bretschneider, Sweden

# 14,906:

6:22 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York
Every person in this country needs to be covered by health care. My cousin died because she didn't have health care and the Florida hospital she was in refused to give her a test that she needed. She died shortly after of a brain anneurism. She was fifty-two years old. It's a disgrace that this can happen in this country.

# 14,905:

5:22 am PST, Nov 20, Bogdan Dryomin, Russian Federation

# 14,904:

4:53 am PST, Nov 20, Suzanne Pell, Florida

# 14,903:

3:32 am PST, Nov 20, Jonathan Ashline, New York
Everyone should have equal rights. That's what this country was founded on. Even those who can't afford health care have just the same right to it as the wealthy do and it's the humane course of action to help those less fortunate than yourself so that they might live just as healthy a life as you do.

# 14,902:

2:41 am PST, Nov 20, Claire Bracken, United Kingdom

# 14,901:

12:07 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Croatia

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