Health Care Reform

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Call Congress: Don't tax middle class health benefits

Jan. 12, 2010 - We all want health care reform – but we need to make sure it’s paid for the right way. Your member of Congress and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are negotiating a final bill – and they need to hear from you. Call 888-460-0813 now. FULL STORY

Why care about reform legislation?
Because health care costs affect public employee union members and their families, the state budget and bargaining

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  Union Members and Families...
  What's in Health Reform for You? (PDF)

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  Exploding the Myths of Health Care Reform (PDF)

We bargain hard for our benefits, but with health care costs growing three times faster than wages, we’re often forced to give up well-deserved wage increases just to keep our health care.

At the same time, more than 47 million Americans don’t have health insurance because they can’t afford it.

BUT it’s not just families who can’t afford health insurance, it’s also governments. Governments purchase health care for a variety of groups including the sick, disabled and elderly as well as inmates in correctional facilities.

When health care costs go up, government budgets are squeezed. When that happens, OCSEA members’ job security is at risk.  

We need guaranteed coverage for all – with a standard
for health benefits that provides all necessary care. Reform must provide appropriate funding and support for existing public insurance programs, health care institutions and health workers, and ensure equity for all communities.

PEOPLE—Public Employees Organized for Political and Legislative Equality—carries the voice of public employee union members to the Statehouse and Capitol Hill on issues like federal funding, state budget priorities, and health care legislation. PEOPLE, the OCSEA / AFSCME political action committee, depends on members' voluntary contributions, not union dues.

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OCSEA Health Care Website

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AFSCME on Health Care

Website of the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition