It's time for a reality check

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David Axelrod, The White House <info

Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM

It's time for a reality check

 

 

 

 

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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<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=10 & ref=tex\

t>—

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<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/21/?e=10 & ref=text3>.

 

- Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes tackles a nasty rumor

about euthanasia<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/7/?e=10 & ref=text4>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<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/6/?e=10 & ref=text5>.

 

- 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<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/4/?e=10 & ref=text6>.

 

- 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<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/31/?e=10 & ref=text7>.

 

 

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:

 

 

[image: Health Insurance Reform Reality

Check]<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=10 & ref=image>

 

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. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=10 & ref=text2> The stakes

are just too high to do nothing.

 

Thank you,

David

 

David Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President

 

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