Remote Area Medical is an amazing group. During a trip to Roane County, TN last weekend. They saw more than 1200 patients, did more than 1500 tooth extractions, and made more than 400 pairs of eyeglasses. All with volunteers and no government money. Their story will be spotlighted this Sunday September 27th at NOON on [...]
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17.4% in S.C. lacking insurance Mt. P. ranks 22 nationwide while N. Chas. ranks 481 By David Quick The Post and Courier Wednesday, September 23, 2009 When it comes to health insurance in America’s cities, you don’t have to look far for contrasts. Mount Pleasant had the lowest percentage of people lacking health insurance in [...]
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Over the past decade, the cost of health insurance has skyrocketed, while working families’ wages have merely inched upward. As the recession lingers on, this situation continues to worsen. Reduced hours and job losses have left millions of families struggling to afford their share of premiums and millions more with no coverage at all. The [...]
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House and Senate Committee Proposals See the Report
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If you heard President Obama’s health care speech last night, the most important thing each of us can do now is to communicate our support for health reform to our Senators and Congresspersons. And now is the time to not just make your own voice heard, but to ask your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers [...]
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We want to thank our friends at The Tennessee Health Care Campaign for compiling this summary of the President’s speech to Congress on September 8th, 2009. If You Have Health Insurance: More Stability and Security • Ends discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. Over the last three years, 12 million people were denied coverage directly [...]
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Plans should build on common principles Congressional Democrats have health insurance reform bills in the House and Senate. Republicans have an alternative House bill, and Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina has proposed his own plan. There are actually common principles in these plans that are interdependent. While there are disagreements as to how to [...]
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New York times August 31, 2009 Fighting Health Care Overhaul, and Proud of It By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Senator Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who predicted that President Obama’s effort to overhaul the health care system would become his “Waterloo,” is doing his best to make that happen. Taking questions from [...]
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