We’ve been getting a lot of questions and wondering ourselves what can we do now to best advocate for effective health care reform.  If you feel that there is enough at stake and you’re ready for action then the most important thing you can do is get the word out about how you feel.

We’ve put together a few resources to help you do just that:

Congress.org has several resources for taking action now.  Follow the link and you’ll be able to look up your representatives by zip code using a box on the left.  Below that is a set of resources for other actions you can take including finding organizations and other activists.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home

BarackObama.com has a “Healthcare Action Center” with many different resources to support the president in his work.  It includes tools for donating, making calls to people, writing letters to editors and much more.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/health-care-action-center/

PrescriptionForChange.org has an “Act Now” page that helps you email your congressperson.  It starts out with a great letter than you can customize to your liking:

http://www.prescriptionforchange.org/

Our very own Norah Schwartz was interviewed on “These Days” on KPBS on Monday, the third of August.  You can listen to her along with some other guests and callers by following the link below:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/aug/03/high-cost-healthcare-part-1/

Also if you’ve been following the news lately the House has released the text the following bill: America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

The text is over 1000 pages but you can read an overview and find more information here:

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/show

In this web-exclusive Ezekiel Emanuel explains his “Healthcare Guaranteed” plan.

“I think the universal part appeals to the Democrats. The voucher part appeals to Republicans. And I think it should make us one big happy family,” Dr. Emanuel tells David Brancaccio.

The video is about 5 minutes long and is a great resource for those who want an overview of how this very practical plan works.  If you’re interested in learning more you can read Ezekiel Emanuel’s book “Healthcare Guaranteed.”