Americans for Health Care Press Releases

John McCain's Health Care Plan Based on Failed Economic Policies

2008-09-22T20:52:05Z

John McCain's Health Care Plan Based On Same Policies That Are Causing Wall Street Meltdown

WASHINGTON, DC - Every day, another financial institution shutters its doors. Over 600,000 thousand U.S. jobs have been lost so far this year. Gas, food, and health care prices are through the roof. The writing is on the wall: the American economy is teetering on the edge of collapse,and American families are paying the price.

But despite the mounting evidence that deregulation has been a major contributing factor in the current financial crisis, John McCain wants to implement the same, failed Bush-McCain economic policies on ourhealth care system.

John McCain's Health Care Proposals: Making a Bad Problem Worse

2008-05-23T12:14:19Z

Largest Health Care Union Details How McCain’s Plan Would Make It Harder for Americans to Get Coverage

As part of an extensive campaign to educate voters about where John McCain stands on the issues, SEIU today released a review of some of his disastrous health care proposals. The research will be shared with the more than 500,000 health care voters SEIU has identified through its Americans for Health Care campaign, as well as other voters, union members and community allies.

As the research shows, McCain’s latest ideas for health care would actually make obtaining coverage more difficult for the average working family and cause health care costs to go up for millions of hardworking Americans.

The full report can be read online as a PDF at seiu.org.

SEN. MCCAIN HAS THE DELEGATES – NOW HEALTH CARE VOTERS CALL ON HIM TO FILL IN THE GAPS

2008-03-15T01:49:51Z

Exeter, New Hampshire – As Senator John McCain returns to New Hampshire for the first time since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, Health Care Voters will greet him at his Exeter "Thank You" Town Hall to congratulate him and continue to pressure him to fill in the many gaps in his health care proposal.

In his nomination acceptance speech on March 4th, Sen. McCain said: “I will campaign to make health care more accessible to more Americans with reforms that will bring down costs in the health care industry without ruining the quality of the world’s best medical care.”

But for the over 75,000 Health Care Voters here in New Hampshire, “more” isn’t enough –- we need a president who will ensure every American has access to quality, affordable health care. Currently, over 47 million Americans do not have health care coverage, including 150,000 New Hampshire residents.

Thousands of Iowa Health Care Voters Turn Out in Nearly Every Precinct to Make Health Care Top Priority on Caucus Night

2008-01-04T15:42:34Z

Iowa’s 32,000 health care voters turned out in nearly every precinct in the state tonight to ensure friends and neighbors caucused for candidates who will make health care a top priority and passed hundreds of health care for all resolutions. “Health care voters in Iowa were the first to prove tonight what the polls have been saying all along this election—Americans want to fix our health care crisis,” said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger. “But tonight is just the beginning. Health care voters in all of the early states will head to the polls in the coming weeks to make health care their top priority and bring us closer to electing a President who will guarantee access to health care for every man, woman, and child.”

SEIU Releases Detailed Comparison of Presidential Candidates on Health Care

2007-12-12T17:24:03Z

With less than a month to go before voters participate in the first-in-the nation-caucuses and primary, SEIU’s Americans for Health Care campaign has released a detailed comparison 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 SEIU, including whether the plan achieves universal coverage, and if it allows for a choice of physicians.

SEIU Releases Polling on Health Care and Presidential Race in Advance of Presidential Health Care Forum

2007-03-21T16:46:23Z

Washington, DC – Today Americans for Health Care, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), released a poll which reveals that 82% of primary voters agree that “everyone has a right to quality, affordable health care coverage.” This includes 92% of Democratic primary voters and, remarkably, 72% of Republican primary voters. The poll was conducted by Lake Research Partners of likely primary and caucus voters in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada.

Poll Shows Health Care Is Top Issue in Election

2006-11-09T22:13:23Z

Washington, DC – Today Americans for Health Care, a project of SEIU, released a poll conducted by Lake Research Partners which reveals that health care is a top issue for voters across the country and was a powerful issue in deciding the outcome of the mid-term elections. The poll was conducted November 5 – 7, 2006.

Mobilized by Congressional Elections and Census Numbers, Voters Today Called for Real Solutions to Health Care Crisis

2006-08-22T21:31:04Z

Thousands of Health Care Voters participated in a National Health Care Day of Action today to dramatize they will no longer chalk up the health care crisis to Congress’ misplaced priorities and inaction and are ready to hold candidates and elected officials accountable. As the scope of the health care crisis continues to reach record proportions, 30 states and 50 cities took part.

Americans for Health Care Launches "Health Care Story of the Week"

2006-04-05T21:26:50Z

Today Americans for Health Care launched a new web feature on www.ImAHealthCareVoter.org that will highlight people’s personal experiences with the health care crisis currently facing our nation and provide personal insights into the crisis from the insured, uninsured and underinsured.

SEIU and Center for American Progress Call for Real Health Care Reform

2006-01-25T22:32:54Z

Citing a new poll shows that an overwhelming 89 percent of Americans agree that our health care system is broken, two progressive organizations came together to call on our leaders and candidates to address real, comprehensive health care reform.

The poll was conducted by Gerstein/Agne Strategic Communications and commissioned by the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Americans for Health Care and the Center for American Progress.

Fair Share Health Care Sweeping the Nation

2006-01-05T22:36:23Z

With some state legislative sessions already underway, and many beginning next week, Americans for Health Care, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), announced that states across the country are introducing Fair Share Health Care bills – and making the legislation a priority. Over the coming months nearly 30 states will be introducing Fair Share Health Care legislation.

Census Report Shows Employer Coverage Down, Medicaid Coverage Up

2005-08-30T21:40:00Z

According to a new Census Bureau report issued today, the number of Americans counting on government programs for their health care coverage increased from 12.4% in 2003 to 12.9% in 2004, and the number of employees receiving coverage through their employers declined from 60.4 percent in 2003 to 59.8 percent in 2004.