Wednesday, March 3, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Obama’s proposed outline for health reform, Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, urged lawmakers to come together and pass health reform.
DeAnn Friedholm, the director of Consumers Union’s health reform campaign, said, “The healthcare problem is too big, runs too deep and touches too many people to only pass incremental pieces of legislation. It’s time for Congress to pass a comprehensive reform package that will actually provide solutions for consumers. When you look at the rising cost of healthcare, and you see how many people are one pink slip or one illness away from losing their coverage, you have to take a comprehensive approach. The incremental approach just won’t cut it anymore.”
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David Butler or Kristina Edmunson,
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