Rep. Leon Howard to introduce Health Care for All Resolution
This week, Representative Leon Howard, (D)- Richland County, and other members of the Black Caucus hosted a press conference for the Health Care for All Resolution they will soon introduce in session. The resolution calls on elected officials and candidates at all levels of government to work together with consumers, businesses, and health care providers to ensure access to quality, affordable health care for every American.
In South Carolina, there are 672,000 people without health care coverage, including over 100,000 children. Nationally, 47 million Americans are uninsured; 80% of whom come from working families.
“It is a broken health care system when a parent has to be more concerned about how they will pay the high cost of health care than about whether their child returns to good health,” said Rep. Howard. “The Health Care for All Resolution ensures that South Carolina continues to push for access to quality, affordable health care for every American.” See news coverage
South Carolina for Health Care Releases Detailed Comparison of Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans
Americans for Health Care has released a detailed comparison (pdf) of the health care plans of the Democratic and Republican candidates for president. The comparison provides information on how each of the plans addresses four key principles for health care reform advocated by the campaign, including whether the plan achieves universal coverage, and if it allows for a choice of physicians.
Health Care Voters in the early states are reviewing the comparison. Already, Health Care Voters have pressed the candidates to explain whether their plans would leave out those they say they would cover. Read more.
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Letters to the Editor
Help us get the word out with a letter to the editor this week!
With all of the articles on health care appearing in the local papers, it's a perfect opportunity for you to write a letter to the editor. Letters to the editor are an ideal way to share information, and it's one of the first pages that many candidates and elected officials turn to as they consider what is important to their constituents.
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South Carolina for Health Care Launches College Campus Tour to Mobilize Students to Vote for Health Care in the Primary
South Carolina for Health Care organizers gathered with student voters on college campuses across the state to talk about the health care crisis and why it’s important to make sure the all the presidential candidates, both Democrat and Republican, make addressing this issue the top priority while they’re on the campaign trail through the Palmetto State. The Claflin/SCSU event featured rides on a hot air balloon with a campaign banner that read “Enough Hot Air, Fix Health Care Now”.
The Presidential Candidates Are Coming!
Health Care Voters are out in force, talking to presidential candidates about the importance of making health care reform a top priority. Check out the candidates wearing our "I'm A Health Care Voter" stickers on our Flickr page!