In a survey by the Commonwealth Fund America consistently ranks behind Europe and Australia in major aspects of health care. http://www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare/facts.cfm
Everyday in the news there are concerns over health care. America has the ability to provide the best health care in the world, yet everyday there are Americans that can not receive health care because of lack of insurance or coverage
We sit frustrated and feeling helpless wondering what one person can do to change things. It is easy to sit and complain that the government is mishandling health care and your health care concerns are not being addressed.
Kaiser Family Foundations has set up a site to compare side by side the opinions and positions of all the major candidates on health care issues.
http://www.health08.org/sidebyside.cfm
The most effective way to have our elected representatives address our concerns and set up laws to provide safe affordable quality health care is to understand the positions and proposals of the candidates. Then make a well informed decision on whose ideology best represents yours and
Vote
If your ideas are still not addressed then let your elected representatives know your concerns in writing or on-line.
Children Health Insurance
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/469109231
Single-Payer National Health Insurance
http://www.protesthealthcare.org/
Medicare cost increases
http://www.capitolconnect.com/takeaction_aarp/
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13097.html
Cancer Treatment cutbacks
http://www.protectcancerpatients.org/home/?CFID=453399&CFTOKEN=49429041
As a nurse I’ve joined professional organizations that have the financial and political clout to lobby in congress to express their opinions. Professional organizations, unions or national organizations for diseases are great places to meet and discuss your ideas with other like minded people and have the back up millions of voices instead of one.
10 million union members are represented by:
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare/
2.9 million Registered Nurses are represented by
http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAPoliticalPower/ANAPAC.aspx
50 thousand physician members are represented by
http://www.ama-assn.org/
For anyone over the age of 50 and their spouses.
http://www.aarp.org/
Don’t stand alone. There is strength in numbers. Join your local political groups, go to town meetings, write editorials, or set up fund raisers for research or services.
Everyday in the news there are concerns over health care. America has the ability to provide the best health care in the world, yet everyday there are Americans that can not receive health care because of lack of insurance or coverage
We sit frustrated and feeling helpless wondering what one person can do to change things. It is easy to sit and complain that the government is mishandling health care and your health care concerns are not being addressed.
Kaiser Family Foundations has set up a site to compare side by side the opinions and positions of all the major candidates on health care issues.
http://www.health08.org/sidebyside.cfm
The most effective way to have our elected representatives address our concerns and set up laws to provide safe affordable quality health care is to understand the positions and proposals of the candidates. Then make a well informed decision on whose ideology best represents yours and
Vote
If your ideas are still not addressed then let your elected representatives know your concerns in writing or on-line.
Children Health Insurance
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/469109231
Single-Payer National Health Insurance
http://www.protesthealthcare.org/
Medicare cost increases
http://www.capitolconnect.com/takeaction_aarp/
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13097.html
Cancer Treatment cutbacks
http://www.protectcancerpatients.org/home/?CFID=453399&CFTOKEN=49429041
As a nurse I’ve joined professional organizations that have the financial and political clout to lobby in congress to express their opinions. Professional organizations, unions or national organizations for diseases are great places to meet and discuss your ideas with other like minded people and have the back up millions of voices instead of one.
10 million union members are represented by:
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare/
2.9 million Registered Nurses are represented by
http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAPoliticalPower/ANAPAC.aspx
50 thousand physician members are represented by
http://www.ama-assn.org/
For anyone over the age of 50 and their spouses.
http://www.aarp.org/
Don’t stand alone. There is strength in numbers. Join your local political groups, go to town meetings, write editorials, or set up fund raisers for research or services.
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