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 SEATTLE (July 20, 2006) - Nearly 46 million Americans are uninsured. At least 18,000 people die each year because they don’t have health insurance. We may not see a chalk outline at a crime scene for those Americans who die because they lack insurance, but it’s just as criminal.
Chalk it up to inaction or misplaced priorities, but now is the time for our leaders to draw a new conclusion about our nation’s health care crisis.
Join thousands of Health Care Voters at coordinated rallies across the country on August 22! Check back often for new updates and a list of events and locations near you.
 Download the Chalk It Up! Flyer (PDF).
Download the Chalk It Up! Toolkit (PDF).
Find out what's going on in your state.
To get involved at a local event e-mail info@imahealthcarevoter.org and keep checking our website for more information.
Washington for Health Care and our coalition partners wrapped up a fairly successful legislative session, thanks in no small part to the activism of health care voters like you!
In the state budget, 6,500 more working adults and over 7,000 more children will be getting affordable health coverage. The waiting list for eligible children is cut to 1/3 of its original size. And a newly created partnership program will help employees in some small businesses afford good health coverage. There are more details to come, so check back soon!
IT'S TIME FOR FAIR SHARE HEALTH CARE
Are You Fed Up?
Remember in the movie "Network" when the guy throws open his window and yells, "I'm mad as @#$$ and I'm not going to take it anymore!"? That's how lots of Washingtonians feel when they learn that large, profitable corporations have been asking us - the taxpayers - to spend $25 million a year to provide health care for their employees.
More on Fair Share Health Care
The Speaker of the House, Frank Chopp, refused to bring the Fair Share Health Care bill to a vote on the floor this year, despite the fact that most of his caucus supported the bill and it would have passed if given a chance. Read the Seattle Times article (left sidebar) for details.
The Fair Share Health Care Coalition will be back to address the issue again next year. And Governor Christine Gregoire has pledged her support. Click here to send her a quick email thank you note and to share your concern about large employers dumping their health care costs onto publicly-funded programs. 83% of Washingtonians agree that large employers should pay their fair share.
Fair Share Health Care is legislation that would require large employers to pay a reasonable percentage for their employees' health care, or else pay into a state fund for health care for the uninsured. Right now, many of these employees are currently using Medicaid and Basic Health Plan - and taxpayers are footing the bill.
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New Poll Shows Health Care Top Concern of WA Voters
Click here to read the details.
Here are the Facts
45,000,000 The number of uninsured in America in 2003.
8.5 million The number of children in America who have no health care.
1 minute The amount of time it takes for nearly 3 people lose their health insurance in the U.S.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How large is 45 million?
45 million uninsured Americans is more than...
All Americans age 65 and older (35.9 million)
All African Americans (37.1 million)
All Hispanic or Latino Americans (39.9 million)
(Source: Center for American Progress)
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