Health Care for America Now Statement on President Obama’s Speech
Washington, DC - Health Care for America Now
(HCAN) - the nation's largest health care campaign - released the
following statement immediately after President Obama's address on
health care reform to a joint session of Congress tonight:
Richard Kirsch, National Campaign Manager, Health Care for America Now:
"President
Obama issued a clarion call for reforms that will guarantee all
Americans have good, affordable coverage, directly taking on the
insurance industry that wants to protect its profits and his political
opponents who are engaging in fear-mongering for partisan purposes. He
reaffirmed his support for the reforms that are essential to achieving
his goals: assuring that people get good health coverage at work;
strict regulation of the insurance industry; competition between
private insurers and a new public health insurance option; and shared
responsibility between individuals, employers and government in paying
for coverage. The President reminded us that those who have opposed
government programs like Social Security and Medicare in the past are
once again working to deny history.
Health
Care for America Now will continue to rally Americans at the grassroots
nationwide to make sure Congress enacts health insurance reforms that
deliver on the President’s historic charge this year."
