Greetings,

The time for healthcare reform is now, and the facts must be heard. Opponents of health insurance reform are taking their message across the country and spreading myths about what healthcare reform will mean for Americans. The AFT is initiating a series to get the facts straight on healthcare reform.

Take Action

Take Action
Send a letter to your U.S.
senators and representative
and encourage them to
reform healthcare now.

Here are the facts on one of the many myths being spread.

Myth

MYTH #6: Congress is moving too quickly.

FactsTHE FACTS: The time to reform our healthcare system is now. Many Americans are uninsured or struggle to pay the soaring costs of care. As costs continue to rise, even those with employer-provided insurance pay a heavy price in forgone pay raises, increases in insurance deductibles and premiums, and greater insecurity about the availability of high-quality healthcare in the future.

Since 2000, employee contributions to company-provided health insurance have increased more than 120 percent, and out-of-pocket costs for deductibles, co-payments for medications, and co-insurance for physician and hospital visits have risen 115 percent. Skyrocketing healthcare costs strain family budgets, burden businesses of all sizes, squeeze state and federal budgets, and are delaying America's economic recovery.

Send a letter to your U.S. senators and representative and encourage them to reform healthcare now.

Visit www.aft.org/fight4america to learn more about the AFT's position on health insurance reform, other facts and how you can be part of the action.

Spread the Truth.
Debunk the myths about healthcare reform. Forward this e-mail to five of your friends.