It's time for universal health care. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) has proposed the Healthy Americans Act, and it would guarantee everyone health care that is:
- Universal. Every American will have guaranteed health care.
- Comprehensive. A high quality plan - as good as what members of Congress get.
- Portable. It's your health care, and you can take it with you if you change jobs, are laid off, go to school, start a new business, or become too sick to work.
- Non-discriminatory. We'll ban "pre-existing conditions" and make sure that every pays a fair price for equal, high quality, coverage.
- Affordable. Under $40,000 income? You'll pay less than you do now. Under $150,000 income? You'll pay about $1 a day more than today for guaranteed coverage.
Can the Healthy Americans Act be a reality? Yes. There are already over a dozen bipartisan co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate.
Once the Healthy Americans Act passes, we will have universal, affordable, comprehensive, portable, high-quality, private health coverage - within one year. There's no reason to wait. The Act even saves money through wellness and prevention - $1.48 trillion in one respected, independent study.
The Healthy Americans Act puts you in charge of your health care choices, not your employer. Every American will feel secure, knowing that your health care won't ever go away. And 46 million Americans will get the comprehensive health care they need.
But we need your help to make the Healthy Americans Act a reality. We need a few more Senators to sign on as co-sponsors - so tell your Senators to support the Healthy Americans Act today!
Dear Senator [Last Name]:
At this moment, 46 million Americans are uninsured. For workers and their families who have health insurance through their employers, many are afraid that they will lose coverage if they change jobs, are laid off, go to school or become too sick to work.
But the Healthy Americans Act, a bi-partisan health care reform plan by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), would guarantee every American universal, affordable, comprehensive, portable, high-quality, private health coverage that is as good or better than Members of Congress have today. The Act includes tough cost containment measures -- and would save Americans $1.45 trillion over the next decade.
The Healthy Americans Act:
- Guarantees private health care coverage that doesn't go away, even if you change jobs, lose your job, retire, go to school or become too sick to work.
- Provides a generous benefit equal to those of Members of Congress.
- Ensures that everyone has affordable health care coverage, including meaningful assistance to low-income Americans.
- Puts Americans in charge of their health care choices, not their employers.
- Makes sure that everyone has the same affordable coverage options, regardless of age, gender, genetic information or pre-existing health conditions
- Saves $1.48 trillion over 10 years through tough cost containment.
- Provides incentives for individuals and insurers to focus on prevention, wellness and disease management.
- Creates meaningful and easy-to-understand wellness statistics so that Americans can compare health care plans.
- Is fully paid for by spending the $2.2 trillion currently spent on health care in America.
All 46 million uninsured Americans would be covered, for the same funds currently spent by Americans on health care. The Healthy Americans Act puts Americans in charge of their health care choices, not their employers. And every American will feel secure, knowing that their health care won't ever go away.
We cannot wait any longer. I urge you to join Senator Wyden in standing tall for health care reform. Support the Healthy Americans Act today!
[Your Comments]
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
