Health Care For America Now

***See Ads Here: HealthCareforAmericaNow.org/Everywhere***

Washington, DC – Health Care for America Now (HCAN) – the nation’s largest health care campaign – along with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and Catholics United released a  second wave of television ads today telling Representatives Gary Peters (MI-09), Melissa Bean (IL-08), Dina Titus (NV-03), Chris Carney (PA-10), Betsy Markey (CO-04), and Zach Space (OH-18) to listen to us, not the insurance companies, and pass health care reform now.     

The six new ads round out a 17-district, $1.4 million ad buy airing on broadcast and cable stations through Friday.  Ads launched Tuesday are running in the districts of Representatives Jason Altmire (PA-04), John Boccieri (OH-16), Jim Costa (CA-20), Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24), Harry Mitchell (AZ-05), Scott Murphy (NY-20), Brad Ellsworth (IN-08), Earl Pomeroy (ND), Bill Foster (IL-14), Steve Driehaus (OH-01), and Alan Mollohan (WV-01). HCAN partner MoveOn.org also sponsored three ads beginning Tuesday in PA-04, NY-20, and North Dakota (at large) for an additional $300,000.

See all the ads and scripts online at http://www.HealthCareforAmericaNow.org/Everywhere

Sample Script – “Everywhere”  Bean

VIDEO:

Fade up on a satellite image of the USA.  Red dots coming up everywhere.  

Red dots continue to accumulate.  Slowly move in closer on satellite image.

Snap transition to generic health care scene. SUPER:  In Illinois, insurance companies have raised rates as much as 60%

Black board, white type:  SUPER: IF THEY WIN, WE LOSE.

Transition to full screen SUPER over scene of Capitol:
Congresswoman Bean, keep standing up for us.  Not the insurance companies.

Add to SUPER: Pass health insurance reform now.

Disclaimer: HCAN.

AUDIO AND DOCUMENTATION:

It’s happening everywhere.

Health insurance companies jacking up premiums.  Crushing small businesses and working families across America.

Right here in Illinois, we’ve seen our rates go up by 30, 40, even 60 %, in just the past few weeks.

Chicago Tribune, “Individual health insurance policy premiums soaring: Illinois consumers to pay up to 60% more, data show,” March 4, 2010.
Accessed at http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-individual-health-insurance-premiums-mar04,0,223417.story

Remember, if the insurance companies win, we lose.

Tell Congresswoman Melissa Bean.  To keep standing up for us, not the insurance companies.

Pass health insurance reform now.