(Full Disclosure: I am the National Community Organizer at DFA)
Hey Kossacks,
Yesterday, Charles posted a diary about our campaign to save SCHIP - and thousands of DFA members and Kossacks made calls to their governors demanding that we resist George Bush's anti-children campaign.
But, we all know that SCHIP is just part of the bigger story of our health care system.
When we launched our SiCKO Health Care Petition in June, we knew it would be a huge success -- and it was. What we didn't count on was the incredible outpouring of personal health care horror stories you shared. Thousands of stories were submitted by members who actually have coverage and still didn't get proper care.
Of course insurance companies are lining up to stop reform and defend the status quo. Drug companies are throwing around contributions to elected officials and screaming on FOX news. They don't want Congress to hear our health care horror stories. They know that when voters make an issue personal and local, elected officials are a lot more likely to take action. That's right, what drug and insurance companies fear most is YOU.
Will you deliver your community's stories to your member of Congress on Wednesday, August 29? Please sign up right now:
http://www.DemocracyForAmerica.com/...
The stories pack a punch. They are personal and they bring home the need for change.
Wendy from Ripton, VT:
My husband does not have insurance because the company doesn't offer it and I'm sorry, but who can afford to go out and purchase their own individual health insurance? We are not rich. Nor are we poor. We are your average, hard-working, college educated middle class American. After months of acute headaches, it was determined through testing that he required brain surgery. He stayed in the hospital only 3 days and, thankfully, the surgery corrected the problem. They sent us home with a bill for $33,000. That's more than our annual combined salaries.
Brenda from Rockwall, TX:
I work every day and even earn $50,000.00 per year. This would seem like a bunch, however, my prescriptions average $24,000 per year. I have had to give up all arthritis prescriptions. I now feel worse, and work less and less hours all the time. I am afraid that eventually I will end up on welfare simply because I can't afford prescriptions.
Cindy from Knoxville, TN:
I work with elderly/disabled residents in a section 8 housing facility. I have residents sent home with IV's in their arms denied coverage because they didn't call to get a pre-approval.
Make sure Congress gets the message. Sign up to deliver the stories from your state now:
http://www.DemocracyForAmerica.com/...
Delivering the stories is easy. After you sign up, we'll send you a list of horror stories from your state, a short cover letter, and contact information for your member of Congress. All you have to do is print them out and drop them off on Wednesday, August 29.
Please sign up today.
Ilya Sheyman
National Community Organizer