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-----Original Message-----
From: David Axelrod, The White House [mailto:info@messages.whitehouse.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:53 AM
To: xxxxxx@bellsouth.net
Subject: It's time for a reality check
Dear Friend,
Anyone that's watched the news in the past few days knows that health
insurance reform is a hot topic — and that rumors and scare tactics have
only increased as more people engage with the issue. Given a lot of the
outrageous claims floating around, it’s time to make sure everyone knows
the facts about the security and stability you get with health insurance
reform.
That’s why we’ve launched a new online resource — WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck
— to help you separate fact from fiction and share the truth about
health insurance reform. Here's a few of the reality check videos you
can find on the site:
CEA Chair Christina Romer details how health insurance reform will
impact small businesses.
Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes tackles a nasty rumor
about euthanasia and clearly describes how reform helps families.
Matt Flavin, the White House's Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior
Policy, clears the air about Veteran's benefits.
Kavita Patel, M.D., a doctor serving in the White House's Office of
Public Engagement, explains that health care rationing is happening
right now and how reform gives control back to patients and doctors.
Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council,
debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by
cutting Medicare benefits.
There's more information and a number of online tools you can use to
spread the truth among your family, friends and other social networks.
Take a look:
We knew going into this effort that accomplishing comprehensive health
insurance reform wasn't going to be easy. Achieving real change never
is. The entrenched interests that benefit from the status quo always use
their influence in Washington to try and keep things just as they are.
But don't be misled. We know the status quo is unsustainable. If we do
nothing, millions more Americans will be denied insurance because of
pre-existing conditions, or see their coverage suddenly dropped if they
become seriously ill. Out-of-pocket expenses will continue to soar, and
more and more families and businesses will be forced to deal with health
insurance costs they can’t afford.
That's the reality.
Americans deserve better. You deserve a health care system that works as
well for you as it does for the status quo; one you can depend on — that
won't deny you coverage when you need it most or charge you crippling
out-of-pocket co-pays. Health insurance reform means guaranteeing the
health care security and stability you deserve.
President Barack Obama promised he'd bring change to Washington and fix
our broken, unsustainable health insurance system. You can help deliver
that change. Visit WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck, get the facts and spread
the truth. The stakes are just too high to do nothing.
Thank you,
David
David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President
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