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Demand Quality, Affordable Health Care for All

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Health Care for American Now (HCAN)

82% of Americans think our health care system needs a "major overhaul."

With the economy continuing to worsen, this hope for change isn't hard to understand. Health care premiums have risen 86% between 2000 and 2006, putting a strain on working families. In fact, health care costs are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the United States. The rising cost of health is being born by working families, American businesses, and the government.

To keep American workers at their best, and to keep American business competitive in the world, something has to change. Ask your senators and representatives if they're for quality, affordable health care for all? Or whether they're with the insurance companies, working to preserve our broken system?

deadline: 8-11-2009
goal: 25,000

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Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is an unprecedented coalition of more than 135 national and state-based groups that represent labor, community organizations, doctors, nurses, women, small business, faith-based organizations, people of color, netroots activists, and think tanks.

We are organizing millions of Americans to ensure that 2009 is the year that the nation enacts an American solution that will guarantee our families' health and a healthy economy. Our current health care system in America is not affordable for families, businesses, or government, and it fails to provide a guarantee of quality health care when you need it.

Health Care for America Now offers a bold vision for health care reform. Our Statement of Common Purpose calls for reform that is built on our current health care system and at the same time, guarantees quality, affordable health care for everyone.

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We took action on “Demand Quality, Affordable Health Care for All”!

# 21,570:

5:01 pm PDT, Aug 6, Sabrina Clark, Louisiana

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12:21 pm PDT, Aug 6, Mari Tomizuka, Arizona
America should care more about its people, and this means affordable healthcare for every person.

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8:26 pm PDT, Jul 20, Sara Thomas, Texas

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9:21 am PDT, Jun 26, Sandra Henning, Ohio
We should allready have this!!!!

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9:48 pm PDT, May 30, Timothy Sprengeler, Iowa

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9:47 pm PDT, May 29, Shannon Canada, Georgia

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7:24 pm PDT, May 2, Sarah Baker, Illinois

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3:56 am PDT, May 1, Renee Coughlan, Texas

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12:17 pm PDT, Apr 24, Steven Heaver, New Jersey

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2:53 pm PDT, Apr 16, Veronica Benson-Moore, California

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8:06 pm PDT, Mar 31, Kim Orr, California

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4:42 pm PDT, Mar 29, Dee Vezirov-kilkenny, Pennsylvania
This is supposed to be a first world nation ~ why are poorer nations ie. cuba treating their citizens like real people when it comes to health care. It's called CARE for a reason.

# 21,558:

2:54 pm PDT, Mar 27, Alyssa Ramos, New York

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8:49 am PDT, Mar 27, Claudia Tapia Guerrero, Mexico
Health care for all!

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5:03 pm PDT, Mar 18, Debbie Grade, New Mexico

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2:54 pm PDT, Mar 18, Ange Barrett, United Kingdom

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2:31 pm PDT, Mar 9, Mirna Markovic, Croatia

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8:52 pm PST, Mar 6, Aaron Sumner, Michigan

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11:51 am PST, Feb 24, Karla Espinal, Texas

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10:39 am PST, Feb 21, Marvin Rodriguez, Texas

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3:36 am PST, Feb 21, Lynda Harding, United Kingdom

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12:11 pm PST, Feb 12, MzJanice Eakle, Indiana

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12:54 am PST, Feb 11, Michael Brewster, Michigan
This is so imporant and need immediate attention.

# 21,547:

10:35 pm PST, Feb 9, Adriaan Vanderzwan, California

# 21,546:

7:53 am PST, Feb 7, Richard Lewis, Maryland

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7:46 am PST, Feb 7, Debi Koscielski, Ohio
Are YOU for quality affordable health care?

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3:15 am PST, Feb 7, Lisa Gabriel, United Kingdom
For the sake of my many dear friends in America, a country that should lead the world in caring....

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3:32 pm PST, Feb 6, Shannon Fischer, Florida

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6:13 am PST, Feb 6, Samantha Fillyaw, Arkansas

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10:35 pm PST, Feb 3, Amber Crawford, Wisconsin

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2:49 pm PST, Feb 3, Mary Turner, Texas

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10:47 pm PST, Feb 2, Eros Inalove, India

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5:31 pm PST, Feb 2, Ed Stewart, Pennsylvania

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12:37 pm PST, Feb 2, Robert Burns, Mississippi

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10:00 am PST, Feb 2, YOU CAN DO IT OBAMA, United Kingdom

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7:20 am PST, Feb 2, Christian Bobak, Canada

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6:57 am PST, Feb 2, Ivy SK, India

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6:10 am PST, Feb 2, Nicole Abbattista, Florida

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7:07 pm PST, Jan 27, Name not displayed, Florida

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1:50 pm PST, Jan 18, Llew Taylor, Pennsylvania

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6:37 pm PST, Jan 14, Jane D. Washburn, Georgia

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5:06 pm PST, Jan 13, Kelly Popp, Connecticut

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9:53 am PST, Jan 9, Tom Zahrobsky, Iowa

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7:57 pm PST, Jan 8, James Zahrobsky, Iowa

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7:48 am PST, Jan 6, Donna Chopyak, Pennsylvania

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11:30 pm PST, Dec 31, Chubby John Manlangit, Ohio

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11:26 am PST, Dec 26, Kirsten Cutts, Oregon

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10:45 am PST, Dec 22, Maryam Madad, California
Please make healthcare affordable or free for all Americans. This should be at the top of our priorities list in America. It is a shame that we make it so difficult to get health care. We are the country that others look to with respect, but this is disgraceful!

# 21,521:

9:31 pm PST, Dec 20, Darcy Butts, Iowa

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5:52 pm PST, Dec 19, Annette B., Michigan

# 21,519:

11:20 am PST, Dec 19, Thomas Joyce, South Carolina

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6:05 pm PST, Dec 16, Johnny GILBERT, New Jersey

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3:32 pm PST, Dec 16, Misti Manns, Illinois

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8:13 pm PST, Dec 15, Tamara Smith, Wisconsin

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2:37 pm PST, Dec 15, Name not displayed, California

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12:27 pm PST, Dec 15, Judith Rosenlund, Massachusetts
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

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12:14 pm PST, Dec 15, Diane Radovich, Florida
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,512:

11:50 am PST, Dec 15, John Heartwell, Oregon
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,511:

11:48 am PST, Dec 15, Chris Blewett, Idaho
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

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11:46 am PST, Dec 15, Phyllis Smith, Wisconsin
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,509:

6:52 am PST, Dec 15, Teresa Lytle, Georgia
Quality care; doctors with all of their training and caring -but others only there for the profits. Is affordable really there? Every office is overwhelmed with paperwork, very little spent on actual patient care and concern.

# 21,508:

12:43 am PST, Dec 15, Joe Woller, Michigan
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,507:

12:13 am PST, Dec 15, J Dolowich, California
It is about time that the system was changed to address the needs of Americans, and not line the pocketbooks of the insurance companies. Help!

# 21,506:

12:10 am PST, Dec 15, JJ Jencuyah, California
I am a Registered Nurse and I have been witnessing the deterioration of our health care system while health care premiums have risen astronomically over the last decade. We need your commitment to help fix this broken system!

# 21,505:

9:39 pm PST, Dec 14, Kat Frederick, South Carolina
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,504:

9:14 pm PST, Dec 14, Sandra Wong, Colorado
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,503:

7:39 pm PST, Dec 14, Michelle Hobson, Nevada
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,502:

12:52 pm PST, Dec 14, Annie Reaves, Oregon
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

# 21,501:

12:33 pm PST, Dec 14, Kathleen Santuccio, Massachusetts
Ask your representatives and senators if they're for quality, affordable health care for all.

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