The mission of our organization, “ReformHealthCare.org”, is as follows: “We advocate for quality, affordable health care for all, regardless of current or past health conditions.”
As such, we want you to know that we strongly support the 7 essential goals espoused by Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D. in his book entitled HEALTHCARE, GUARANTEED.
These goals are as follows:
1) 100% guaranteed healthcare coverage for all Americans, regardless of health status, with a standard set of benefits;
2) Effective cost controls that reduce administrative overhead and rein in the rising costs of healthcare inflation through an Institute of Technology and Outcomes Assessment;
3) High-quality, coordinated carte with government oversight that fosters the infrastructure, information systems, and financial incentives for high-quality health outcomes, and that holds providers accountable to achieve them;
4) Choice of health insurance plans, doctors, and hospitals, as well as the option to purchase additional healthcare benefits;
5) Fair funding that requires all Americans to contribute their fair share to funding the healthcare system;
6) Reasonable dispute resolution the replace the current malpractice system; and
7) Economic revitalization that results from eliminating health insurance from the purview of business.
As members of “ReformHealthCare.org”, we will continue to work toward these goals, and request the type of positive action from you that will move the health reform initiative forward rapidly and successfully. Your support for a reformed health care system that includes these key elements is essential!
What can individuals do now?
Why is health care a right, how can you guarantee it. In reality, and I understand you don’t get that but some people just simply do NOT want any health care insurance or coverage. But you want to push it down there throat.
Health care insurance is a PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY! Do you understand that concept, it fairly simple.
Why don’t you put your time where it should be and work and fight for TERM LIMITS. We America’s need to get rid of the Sen. Reeds, leaky Leahy, Kennedy, Dodd and many members in the House they’re the problem in America.
And stop trying to gut the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution neither one of these trust documents that our great Nation runs on guarantees or makes health care insurance a right.
Hi Steve,
Sorry for the late reply, we’re just getting this site going and your message fell through the cracks when first posted.
Probably the best thing you can do first is get educated about Health Care Reform and the different initiatives in congress right now. A great overview of the problem and a proposed solution can be found in Ezekiel Emanuel’s book. There are also countless other sources information and we’ll be working to add more resources to this site.
Once you have an idea of what you want to stand for the next step is making yourself heard. Contacting your representatives is one of the easiest and ways to do this. A great link to find information about that is here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
There are also many rallies and organizational events you can attend. A great starting point if your want to support the presidents agenda is:
http://www.barackobama.com/
I hope this helps and we hope to add much more information about this to this site in the near future.
I’d like to address this reply to Stephen, who wrote that there are people who don’t want health insurance and it shouldn’t be pushed down their throats. I understand how you feel. I don’t like it one bit when those same people go to emergency rooms and I have to support their free choice for LACK of responsibility with my tax dollars. People get sick, sometimes very sick, even young people. People have accidents, sometimes bad accidents, even young healthy people. With no insurance either we all pay for their care, or they go bankrupt and stop paying taxes so our collective burden is increased. Get it?! Insurance IS personal responsibility. Also, I don’t support insurance companies AT ALL. They add no value and yet increase the cost of health care by 30 percent or more. We need single payer at the very LEAST with the opportunity to add more insurance if you like….or you can afford to, but basic insurance should be a right, an obligation that we all share.