Health care lobbying as strong as ever
09/11/08
Health Care for America Now, a progressive reform group, launched a
call-Congress campaign with an interesting twist. In addition to
running the usual toll-free-number advertisements, the group is using
click-to-call technology, which allows users to enter their contact
information online and then get a call back that connects them to their
lawmakers.
The group has contacted about 250 lawmakers and hopes to generate at
least 100,000 calls, said spokeswoman Jacki Schechner, adding that she
expected news of the click-to-call campaign to reach the group’s 5
million members via e-mail.
Health Care for America Now representatives attended the Democratic National Convention in Denver and sponsored a rally and march with the Service Employees International Union, she said.
The group was also busy bird-dogging the insurance industry’s national
listening tour. It accused the industry of not giving the time and
location of the tour’s second stop. “If you just looked at their
website and didn’t know who they were or what they stood for, you
wouldn’t know they were the insurance industry, who are looking out for
what’s best for them,” Schechner said.
