We Can't Wait - Today's Number - "41"

[quiet.american]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers">Health Reform By The Numbers



41 -- that’s the number of leading economists -- including three Nobel Prize winners -- who sent a letter to President Obama and Congress yesterday urging the swift passage of comprehensive health insurance reform to curb skyrocketing health care costs.

41 -- is also the percentage of adults under the age of 65 who accumulated medical debt, had difficulty paying medical bills, or struggled with both during a recent one year period.

From Health Reform By The Numbers:
Laura Klitzka of Wisconsin is no stranger to the burden of crippling health care costs. In September, we had a chance to visit with her at her home in Green Bay. Here’s her story:

(Laura's story is told in a short video at the link below - a synopsis of it - Laura's cancer has spread to her bones and her doctors say she may have anywhere from 2-10 years to live; she has a huge folder of insurance company bills and statements, and has no idea how she and her husband are going to pay it down, especially once they reach their cap on coverage.)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers

With comprehensive health insurance reform, we can finally control rising health care costs and bring relief to Laura and her family and the many other American families struggling to keep up with their bills. According to these leading economists, “the health care reforms passed by the House and Senate – with recent modifications proposed by President Obama – include serious measures that will slow the growth of health care spending.” If reform fails, they add, “the chances of reducing growth of health care spending in the future will be greatly reduced.”


We Can't Wait Prior Numbers:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers/625">625
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers/8">8
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers/1115">1115

[goclark]

1. Love it!

[Cha]

2. Yay 41!

This is another thing that's really going to be helped by the passage of the Health Reform Bill..and one I remember from the early days when Pres Obama first started talking about that it would really help our sagged out economy that he inherited from bush-cheney.

[Cha]

3. Thanks again QA.. we can't

rec these threads but we can sure keep them kicked for easy reference.