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Tell Governor Schwarzenegger - Lower Our Health Care Costs!
While Californians continue to wait for a state budget and feel the strain of the struggling economy, Governor Schwarzenegger has three chances to make a difference on another issue that matters to all of California’s working families – lowering the staggering cost of health care.
At the end of August, the legislature passed three important health care bills that, if signed into law, will go a long way toward keeping health care costs under control.
The first, SB 840 by Senator Sheila Kuehl, would create a system for universal health insurance in California, guaranteeing every Californian quality, affordable health care coverage and eliminating the massive inefficiencies of the for-profit insurance system.
Senate Bill 973, by Senator Joe Simitian, would create a building block toward the goal of public coverage by laying the groundwork for a public insurance option. It would build on the success of the state’s existing public health care systems to create an alternative to private insurance companies.
The last bill, SB 981 by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, would take an important step toward patching the current system by taking patients out of the middle of billing disputes between insurance companies and emergency room doctors. It would guarantee that insured patients don’t end up stuck with emergency room bills their insurers should be paying.
All of these bills will reach the governor’s desk soon, but it will take a massive amount of public support to get him to sign them.
Please take a moment today to email Governor Schwarzenegger and tell him that you want real action to lower the cost of health care and that he should start by signing these three bills.
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Subject: Lower Our Health Care Costs - Sign SB 840, SB 973 and SB 981!
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
Every year, working families just like mine struggle with the rising cost of health care. That's why I'm asking you to sign three important bills that would lower health care costs for my family and for millions of others.
SB 840 would create a single payer health care system in California, the best way to lower costs in the long term.
SB 973 would create a public alternative to private insurers, and give Californians more choice about how they get their health care coverage.
SB 981 would protect insured patients from unfairly getting saddled with emergency room bills their insurers should pay.
All these bills are important steps toward making sure my family and I can afford health care now and in the future. Please sign SB 840, SB 973 and SB 981.
Sincerely,
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