Unions push Health Care Reform
Dear Stephen,
This Friday, Michael Moore’s new documentary, “Sicko,” opens in
theaters nationwide.
The film peels back the curtain on our country’s health care
industry, revealing millions of people who either lack health
insurance entirely or suffer because insurance companies refuse
to pay for their prescriptions and procedures.
We need to fix our health care system, now. No one who works
hard and plays by the rules should go without good, affordable
health care coverage.
Go see “Sicko” in a theater near you.
And please sign the petition for quality, affordable health
care:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/yda31_F1YcyR/
All of the film’s 43 sneak preview screenings sold out.
And critics across the country are praising the film’s ability
to inspire discussion about health care in America.
From the New York Times:
“Concentrating on Americans who have insurance (after a witty,
troubling acknowledgment of the millions who don’t), Mr. Moore
talks to people who have been ensnared, sometimes fatally, in a
for-profit bureaucracy and also to people who have made their
livings within the system. The testimony is poignant and also
infuriating, and none of it is likely to be surprising to
anyone, Republican or Democrat, who has tried to see an
out-of-plan specialist or dispute a payment.”
And USA Today:
“This is Moore’s biggest, best and most impassioned work. And
while he probes a vitally serious subject and makes a case for
widespread reform, he does so with lighthearted
flourishes–large doses of humor, clever use of film footage and
a catchy soundtrack. These assets, along with well-chosen
interview subjects, make “Sicko” a film that will arouse
surprise, outrage, sadness and heated discussion.”
The message of Moore’s film is clear: We need real national
health care policy, now.
We live in the greatest country in the world. It’s time we had a
health care system our country can be proud of.
You can help bring this message to Congress. Please sign the
petition for quality, affordable health care today.
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO