Health Care Reform Update: Tell Senator Grassley Iowans Want A Public Health Insurance Plan Option

Posted on March 10, 2009 by altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update:  Tell Senator Grassley Iowans Want A Public Health Insurance Plan Option

by Alta L. Price, M.D.

Last week President Obama hosted a high level health care reform summit at the White House that brought together members of Congress and other stakeholders in the health care reform debate to begin to solve the American health care crisis. Both Iowa Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley were there, since both hold important positions in Congress when it comes to health care reform legislation. While Senator Grassley was at the summit, he told the President and the press afterward that a public option is NOT an option for him.

“There’s a lot of us that feel that the public option is an unfair competitor,” Grassley told Obama.

Well, Senator Grassley, many of us feel the monopoly on health care by insurance companies that have failed to meet the needs of the public is unfair. It is critical to let Senator Grassley know that a public health insurance plan option is a life or death matter for those people who have been shut out or kicked out of the private health insurance market. Senator Grassley needs to know that Iowans are watching him carefully on health care reform, so let’s make our voices heard.

*** BFIA ACTION ALERT ***

Call Senator Grassley NOW at (202) 224-3744


Our message to Senator Grassley:


 – President Obama said let’s keep everything on the table and you immediately said NO, you    don’t want to give people in Iowa a choice of private or public health insurance.

 – Why are you putting health insurance company profits before our health care?


Thanks for taking action. Together we can win guaranteed, quality, affordable health care for all.

This action alert regarding recent comments by Senator Grassley comes from Iowa Health Care for America Now! organizer Charlie Wishman. Please let organizer Charlie Wishman at Iowa Citizen Action Network know what happened when you called. You can reach him at 515-277-5077 x15 or e-mail. 


Alta
Price is a physician practicing Pathology in Davenport, Iowa. One of
the original Deaniacs, she stays involved with Democracy for America,
Iowa, and the Quad Cities. She advocates for quality, affordable health
care for all, primarily as a volunteer with Progressive Action for the
Common Good (Health Care Reform Issue Forum).  Watch for Dr. Price's Health Care Reform Update every Tuesday here on Blog for Iowa.  E-Mail Alta Price

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