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Make America HappenEconomic recovery through Union strength and reforming
Washingtons broken health care system
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How many of you are facing cutbacks,
furloughs or layoffs on the job? How many of you have been under the
threat of privatization?
How many of you have seen your healthcare costs increase in the last 5 years?
Raise your hand!
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America is in the worst economic crisissince the Great Depression
Unemployment rate inWashington is 9.2%
Health care costs eatup 1/6 of theentire economy.
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We need a bold new plan to create jobsand grow the economy
Investment in publicservices Health care reform
including a strong publicoption and no taxeson benefits
The Employee FreeChoice Act
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Strengthening AFSCME meansgrowing the middle class
Restores the freedom to join a union the ticket to the middle class.
Increases penalties for employerswho harass or firepro-union workers.
Sets hard deadlines for contract negotiation.
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Fixing the economy meansfixing health care
WA wages rose 16% between2000 and 2007. WA health insurance
premiums rose 87% duringthe same period 5.3 timesfaster than wages.
In WA, 741,450 people areuninsured, or 11.3%
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WFSE members are facing hugehealth care cost increases in 2010
Out-of-pocket costsincreasing 33% to 250% Office visit
co-pays increasing Prescription drugs are
more expensive
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Health care costs are skyrocketingbecause there is no competition.
Premera Blue Crosscontrols 38% of theWA market.
PBC and RegenceBlueShield control 61%of state market.
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Uniquely American health care reformis real choices and real competition
If you like your healthcare, you should beable to keep it.
If you dont, you shouldhave options, includinga public healthinsurance plan.
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Some might say I dont want to pay for someone elses health care!
FACT: You already are!
Caring for the uninsuredincreases health carepremiums by$1,100/year.
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Competition from a public plan option meanslower costs and guaranteed coverage.
Similar to Medicare,but with benefits for ayounger population
Lower administrationcosts mean privatecompanies will haveto compete
Peace of mind
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How does competition lower costs?
Lower passed on costs Public plans are much cheaper to
administer only 2 to 3% of total costs
Insurance corporations incur administrative costs of 10 -20%
To compete, corporations mustfocus on health care instead of CEO and investor profits
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Employers must do their fair share.
Employers who dontprovide health insuranceunfairly jack up the costsfor responsible employerswho do.
Caring for the uninsuredincreases health carepremiums by $1,100/year.
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Bottom line for public employees Less money
committed to healthcare costs innegotiations meansmore money in your pocket, more jobs,and better benefits
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Taxing benefits as income will makethe problem worse, not better.
Taxing benefits would raise the cost of health care, notlower it.
Tax-free benefits are a bigreason why many employersprovide coverage to 60% of Americans under 65.
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Senator Maria Cantwell is the key Our voice on health care
reform as a member of the SenateFinance Committee.
Committee scheduled to
have a bill ready as soonas next week. Help by providing cover
and encouragement
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What is AFSCME doing to make our voice heard? Increased earned media
Send more letters to offices Make more calls into offices Set-up and execute more
member visits
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How can I help? Talk to and recruit your
members to help Set-up captains for each
activityLetter captainsPhone call captainsVisit captainsLTE captains
REPORT YOUR RESULTS
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So how do we make it happen?
Use your cell phoneto text the wordhappen to 69866right now!
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LETTERS: Theyre fast, easy,and effective!! Dear Senator Cantwell,
I work for local XX in XX, Washington I support:
Health care reform with a public option
No taxes on my benefits
Please join me in support of this issue.
Name, address, email.
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Addresses Senator Maria Cantwell
915 Second Avenue, Suite 3206 Seattle, Washington 98174
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For more information and resources:
www.MakeAmericaHappen
com
Contact April Sims
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