Tell your U.S. Representative to urge their colleagues on the Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means Committees to support legislation that provides affordable health care for all Americans and allows everyone to participate in our health care system.
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There are nearly 47 million Americans who are uninsured, including one in six Asian Americans and one in four Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. In order to ensure that everyone is covered, health care reform must promote affordability, equal access to coverage, the expansion of public programs and the elimination of barriers to participation. Health reform must be inclusive and must end the unfair treatment of immigrants and Pacific Islanders. Many legal immigrants pay the exact same taxes as U.S. citizens, but are often forbidden from using Medicaid and Medicare paid for by these taxes.
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In order for health care reform to be effective, people must be able to understand and communicate with their doctors and nurses. Communication problems lead to needless pain and suffering. According to the Institute of Medicine, these mistakes cost our health caresystem more than $69 billion a year. Tell your U.S. Representative to support adequate funding for health and health care services that are culturally competent and provide language access. This includes funding for hospitals and health care providers to hire bilingual staff and the translation of educational materials.
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Allowing everyone to participate in our health care system, which should require everyone to pay their fair share for health coverage, will not only help prevent unnecessary disease and suffering, but will also reduce costs for medical care as more people receive preventive care instead of emergency care. Tell your legislators to ensure that health reform addresses the health care needs of your family and your community.
