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A strong public health insurance option

Can you write a letter to the editor about how important it is to include a strong public health insurance option in reform this year?

The process is simple -- just follow the three steps below. See the tips on the bottom right of the page for ideas (click on the "Writing Tips" tab). Please report any problems you have here.

Step 1: Select a newspaper

Local PapersCirculation  # Sent
USA Today 2,602,556 748
Washington Post 796,367 413
Washington Times (National Weekly Edition) 100,196 77
The Northern Virginia Journal 97,647 43
Regional PapersCirculation  # Sent
The Sun 304,244 161
Richmond Times-Dispatch 192,500 62
The Guide 176,543 41
The Patriot-News 103,372 61
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Step 2: Write your letter

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Congress should include a strong public health insurance option in reform this year, based on the following principles:

Available to all of us: A strong public health insurance option should be available to anyone who chooses to participate. If you like your current plan, you can keep it; if you want to participate in the public health insurance plan, you can choose to do so.

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.

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.

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