Health Reform Rally in Harrisburg at Noon Wednesday

Local Health Care Reform Supporters to Rally at Federal Building Wednesday at Noon
 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Local supporters of health care reform will rally Wednesday at noon in front of the Federal Building to urge Congress to pass the health care bill now, during what the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has called Cover the Uninsured Week.
 
The RWJ Foundation has just released a report showing that the status quo is unsustainable, with insurance companies hiking premium rates by as much as 100% and reducing benefits at the same time, pushing more people off insurance and adding to the burden of hospitals and taxpayers. The cost of doing nothing is too high for the American people and the economy, and that cost is only going to go higher if we do nothing. Copies of the full report will be available for the press at the event.
 
The Senate health care bill would end destructive insurance company practices such as: excluding people based on pre-existing conditions; rescission, or canceling policies for whatever reason; imposing lifetime caps on payments, forcing people into bankruptcy if they face a serious illness; raising rates far higher than other segments of the economy; and using consumers' premium dollars to pay for unlimited advertising, lobbying, and sky-high CEO salaries.
 
Local supporters have traveled to Washington, D.C., twice in the past few weeks, to carry their message directly to Congress. Now they are bringing the message home to Congressman Tim Holden’s district, to urge him to vote yes on health care reform, for the sake of his constituents and all Pennsylvanians.
 
WHO: Local residents and members of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, Health Care for America Now, MoveOn, SEIU and other unions and organizations
 
WHAT: Rally for Health Care Reform - March to the Finish
 
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17th, Noon-1pm
 
WHERE: Outside the Federal Building, 228 Walnut St., Harrisburg