Call Congress today!

Recently, news broke that the "Blue Dog" caucus—a group of conservative Democrats—is trying to water down the strong health care plan that the House of Representatives released a few weeks ago.¹

Their main target? The public health insurance option—the heart of real health care reform, supported by 83% of Americans.²

If your representative is a member of the Blue Dog caucus, they need to hear from you right away. Can you call today and tell them to stand with you and the overwhelming majority of Americans and support a robust public health insurance option?

The public health insurance option is key to helping lower the cost of health care and ensure all Americans have access to coverage. In order to do that, a public plan must be a strong as possible, one that is:

Part of a broader plan to cover all of us: A strong public health insurance option must be a key piece of a reform plan that will guarantee access to quality health care for everyone in America.
A national plan with real bargaining clout: In order to truly control costs and compete with private health insurance plans, a strong public health insurance option must be available nationwide with a broad network of providers.
Ready on day one: Every day we wait on real reform, health care costs continue to rise. A strong public health insurance option right out of the gate is key to building a competitive program that will help control costs.
A truly public plan: To ensure it's held to the highest standards of accountability, a public health insurance option must be truly publicly run—accountable and transparent to Congress and to voters.

We have a once-in-a-generation chance to pass real health care reform this year—and it all comes down to the next few weeks. If your member of Congress is part of the Blue Dog caucus, can you call today?

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Sources:

1. "Blue Dogs' Objections Could Delay Release of Health Care Bill," Roll Call, July 9, 2009.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/36657-1.html?ET=rollcall:e5048:80052141a:&st=email

2. "New Poll Shows Tremendous Support for Public Health Care Option," Blog for Our Future, June 15, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51510

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