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News Briefs - March 26, 2002: HB 1457 Passes Illinois House
News Briefs - March 26, 2002: HB 1457 Passes Illinois House
Health Care Justice Act of 2003 Fact Sheet: HB 2268 & SB 1430
All across America millions of people are speaking out about the crisis in health care. Last year, more than 41
million Americans had no health insurance (1.4 million more than the previous year)--and some 30 million more
have gone without insurance for some period in the past two years.
Lack of affordable health care means that children and parents go without the critical care they need. Higher
unemployment, increasing health care and prescription drug costs and employers who refuse to pay their fair share
mean that being uninsured is not just a problem for the unemployed. In fact, eight out of 10 uninsured Americans are
in working families. Adding to the problem, lack of access to regular care increases costs down the road.
No child, no parent, nobody should have to go without health care they need. Please take one minute to contact your
representative. Tell them his/her neglect of this crisis is unacceptable. While we work toward comprehensive health
care reform, aid to state governments is needed to stop the erosion of health coverage provided by states to the
uninsured. Lack of action by Congress is worsening the problem as states are forced to make budget cuts that end up
hurting the uninsured.
Click on the link below now to send your fax: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/healthcarenow/3nu8zy7m8m
Also, please take one minute right now to tell your friends, family and co workers about this.
http://www.unionvoice.org/join-forward.html?domain=wfean&r=3pqd13s1A1z9
If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for the Working Families e-Activist Network at:
http://www.unionvoice.org/wfean/join.html?r=3pqd13s1A1z9E
Posted to "Working Families e-Activist Network" <peoplepower@aflcio.org> on March 13, 2003.
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Health Care Justice Act of 2003 Fact Sheet: HB 2268 & SB 1430
House: Delgado-McKeon-Flowers-(in formation)
Senate: Obama-del Valle-Halvorson-(in formation)
The Health Care Justice Act of 2003 is process plan to achieve universal health care. It is not one specific plan to
achieve universal health care. It requires the creation of a Bi-partisan Health Care Reform Commission by
September 1, 2003 to oversee the gathering of public input and recommendations for a universal access heath care
plan. The Commission and its operations will operate under the Illinois Department of Public Health. On or before
January 1, 2007 the State of Illinois shall implement a plan to provide access to health care. This process would
occur in three stages:
OTHER COMPONENTS: