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Dear RN Friend,
The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of voting for healthcare reform, but big business and the insurance industry are trying to strip away the ability of states to more easily enact single-payer systems, like SB 810 in California. Known as the Kucinich amendment, passed on a bipartisan basis by a key House committee, this provision would exempt states that enact improved Medicare-type programs for all residents from the onerous limitations contained in the federal law ERISA. Right now, nurses need to tell Congressional leaders that we need the Kucinich amendment – it's our best hope to solve the healthcare crisis in our states, and move our states away from the bailout for the insurance companies that falls far short of the real reform our patients need.
TAKE ACTION - CALL NOW! Please call the floor managers for healthcare reform in the U.S. House:
The message is simple: Keep the Kucinich Amendment! U.S. House of Representatives Switchboard: (202) 225-3121
Nurses and our allies have worked tirelessly to win real reform that guarantees a single standard of quality care for all, that enables us to exercise our clinical judgment, that protects our patients and solves this crisis with real cost control, comprehensive benefits, and complete choice of provider. And that puts an end, once and for all, to disgraceful horror stories of insurance companies denying needed medical treatment just because they don't want to pay for it. But we're not getting Congress to do it, so we need to move our fight to the states. The Kucinich amendment helps us carry our healthcare reform advocacy to the state houses from Augusta to Harrisburg, from Springfield to Sacramento. Thank you,
Your CNA/NNOC Council of Presidents, Malinda Markowitz, RN | Deborah Burger, RN www.CalNurses.org |
