TOP 10 REASONS TO SUPPORT U.S. House Resolution - HR 676

Mike Thompson's contact info: 

1. Representative Mike Thompson. Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Phone: 707-962-0933  Fax: 707-962-0934   
2. Post Office Box 2208. Fort Bragg, CA 95437
3. Washington numbers:    DC Phone: 202-225-3311. DC Fax: 202-225-4335

Try to contact Congressman Thompson tomorrow, if possible!

Thanks, Richard and Pat 

P.S.  Look for the report of our Mendocino Coast healthcare meeting at the Woods in December in the recent Mendocino Beacon and Fort Bragg Advocate. 

http://www.guaranteedhealthcare4all.org/sites/default/files/10-Reasons.pdf

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TOP 10 REASONS TO SUPPORT U.S. House Resolution - HR 676,

THE U.S. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT

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1. Everybody In, Nobody Out. Universal means access to health care for everyone, period.

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2. Portability. If you are unemployed, or lose or change jobs, your health coverage stays with you.

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3. Uniform Benefits. No Cadillac plans for the wealthy and Pinto plans for everyone else, with high

deductibles, limited services, caps on payments for care, and no protection in the event of a

catastrophe. One level of comprehensive care for everyone, regardless of the size of your wallet.

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4. Prevention. By removing financial roadblocks, a universal health system encourages preventive

care that lowers an individual's ultimate cost and pain and suffering when problems are neglected and

societal cost in the over-utilization of emergency rooms or the spread of communicable diseases.

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5. Choice. Most private insurance restricts your choice of providers and hospitals. Under the U.S.

National Health Insurance Act, patients have a choice, and the provider is assured a fair payment.

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6. No Interference with Care. Caregivers and patients regain their autonomy to decide what's best

for a patient's health, not what's dictated by the billing department. No denial of coverage for preexisting

conditions or cancellation of policies for "unreported" minor health problems.

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7. Reducing Waste. One third of every private health insurance dollar goes for paperwork and profits,

compared to about 3% under Medicare, the federal government?s universal system for senior citizen

healthcare.

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8. Cost Savings. A guaranteed health care system can produce the cost savings needed to cover

everyone, largely by using existing resources without the waste. Taiwan, shifting from a U.S. private

health care model, adopted a similar system in 1995, boosting health coverage from 57% to 97% with

little increase in overall health care spending.

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9. Common Sense Budgeting. The public system sets fair reimbursements applied equally to all

providers, private and public, while assuring that appropriate health care is delivered, and uses its

clout to negotiate volume discounts for prescription drugs and medical equipment.

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10. Public Oversight. The public sets the policies and administers the system, not high priced CEOs

meeting in private and making decisions based on their company?s stock performance needs.