Nationwide 'Sick of Big Health Insurance' Rallies Tuesday
source: http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_id=188
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On Tuesday MoveOn has organized a nationwide rally to protest health insurance. Here is a local L.A. press release:
After weeks of rallies, letters, phone calls and public entreaty, the health insurance corporations are going to the mats. According to a complaint filed by the advocacy nonprofit Consumer Watchdog, WellPoint Inc and United Health Group are now coercing their employees to lobby against health insurance reform. Are WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group trying to game the system? If they support “free enterprise,” why are they afraid of competition? A new study by Survey USA shows robust public support for a strong Public Option in the upcoming health care reform bill. Seventy-seven percent – more than 3 out of 4 Americans – feel it is important for the uninsured to have a choice between a government-run health care insurance option and private coverage. Media Highlights: MoveOn members and participants are expected to have a visibly large and very vocal presence with signage and symbolic skeletons on stretchers. Jerry Flanagan, Health Care Policy Director for Consumer Watchdog is scheduled to be on hand for interviews at the rally in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday 9/23 at 11AM at Figueroa & 8th Streets. See the link above.
After weeks of rallies, letters, phone calls and public entreaty, the health insurance corporations are going to the mats. According to a complaint filed by the advocacy nonprofit Consumer Watchdog, WellPoint Inc and United Health Group are now coercing their employees to lobby against health insurance reform. Are WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group trying to game the system? If they support “free enterprise,” why are they afraid of competition? A new study by Survey USA shows robust public support for a strong Public Option in the upcoming health care reform bill. Seventy-seven percent – more than 3 out of 4 Americans – feel it is important for the uninsured to have a choice between a government-run health care insurance option and private coverage. Media Highlights: MoveOn members and participants are expected to have a visibly large and very vocal presence with signage and symbolic skeletons on stretchers. Jerry Flanagan, Health Care Policy Director for Consumer Watchdog is scheduled to be on hand for interviews at the rally in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday 9/23 at 11AM at Figueroa & 8th Streets. See the link above.
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