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Health Care for America

Should America guarantee quality, affordable health care we can all count on or will we continue to be at the mercy of the insurance industry?

Recent News

Health Care for America Now launched on July 8, 2008 with launch events in 52 cities across the country.

Read AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee's statement as delivered during the press conference at the National Press Club, read the post on AFSCME's Greenline blog, and watch the television ad.

AFSCME's Plan: Health Care for America

1. Guaranteed Choice of Plans
2. Employers Pay Their Fair Share
3. Government Must Be an Advocate for Us
4. Choice of a Public Plan
5. Guarantee High Quality Coverage for Everyone

• Read About AFSCME's Health Care for America Plan
  
• Guarantee Quality, Affordable Health Care Now!
  The U.S. Health Care System is Broken: Now Is the Time for Reform
• Health Care You Can Count On
  Watch the Educational Video About AFSCME's Health Care Plan (runtime 11:15)

Read Stories from AFSCME Members

“It is saddening to know that we live in one of the best countries in the world, and we continue have citizens uninsured.”
Barbara A. Smith - Bronx, New York

• AFSCME Speaks Out on Health Care
  

Downloadable Materials

• AFSCME Health Care Fact Sheet
  Our campaign for a common-sense solution that guarantees quality, affordable health care we can all count on. (306k PDF)
• McCain's Health Care Plan: The Wrong Solution for Workers
  From the June/July 2008 issue of AFSCME WORKS, comparing McCain's plan with AFSCME's proposal. (345k PDF)
• Not On Your Life Print Ad
  This print ad for the Health Care for America Now campaign asks: Trust insurance companies to fix the health care mess? (171k PDF)
• More Downloadable Materials
  

Resources

• Sensible Solutions for State Budgets 2008 Fact Sheet (26k PDF)
  
• How Does Your State Stack Up? 50-State Comparison Table for 2008 (14k PDF)
  
• More Resources
  

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