Posts Tagged ‘reform’
Jake and Amir: Health Insurance
I’m sick and tired of being ill and exhausted. See our videos a month earlier at http://www.collegehumor.com and follow us on http://www.twitter.com/collegehumor
Duration : 0:1:41
12/07/2009 Speaking Out on Behalf of Alaskans Denied Health Insurance
On Dec. 7, 2009, Sen. Mark Begich joined Sens. Stabenow and Merkley at a press conference to discuss how health insurance reform will finally put an end to insurance industry abuses that have denied coverage to hard working Americans when they get sick and need it the most. Sen. Begich shared stories of Alaskans that have been denied care.
The press conference also featured Jim Guest, President of the Consumers Union; Georgeanne Koehler, a woman from Pennsylvania who lost her brother after he was denied health insurance; and Zikia T. Jones-Martin, a Howard University student whose mother was denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition.
Duration : 0:3:47
President Obama Explains Why Health Insurance Reform is Crucial for Small Business
The President speaks to small business owners about how health insurance reform is important not only to businesses and their employees, but also to the overall health of the economy. October 29, 2009. (Public Domain)
Duration : 0:15:35
Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance
A cartoon explanation of why we need a public health insurance option.
If you agree that a public option should be part of the health care reform bill, make sure you let your representatives know!
And take action at http://www.YoungInvincibles.org
Animated by Andy Lubershane. More comics at http://www.earthlycomics.blogspot.com
Note: The data in this cartoon is supported by this report: http://www.ourfuture.org/healthcare/hacker, which includes a lot more detail on current proposals for a public option.
Duration : 0:4:38
more at cspan.org, September 25, 2009