When Will They Realize Health Care Needs a Real Solution?

by   |  July 03, 2006

There’s been so much bad news on the health care front for working Americans that it makes us sick. Except, if you do get sick you probably can’t afford it. From a failed prescription drug plan for seniors to cutbacks in Medicaid to pay for tax cuts, the Bush Administration is doing just about everything wrong. Reading about it in the press on these efforts is one thing, but hearing first hand from AFSCME members about what they are going through is another. Here’s what one member is facing, in his own words.

I am a father of 3 school-aged children, and the husband of a full-time worker. I am a state worker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We continue to get contracts with 1 percent to 3 percent COLA, which never keeps up with the rising costs of health care. My deductibles have gone up. My office visit co-pays have gone up. My prescription co-pays have gone up. We need our government to take a hard, strong look at these health care companies and the profits they make off the working class.

Hey, George, are you listening? Real Americans. Real problems with health care. When will you realize we need a real solution?