The American Health Care system is broken in many ways. We spend a greater
percentage of our Gross Domestic Product on health care than any other rich
nation (about 17%) but our people are LESS healthy.
Health System Reform
This past spring, local community members participated in forums where
they watched the Frontline episode  "Sick Around the World."

Click here to read the ideas shared by your neighbors. (5 mb)

The documentary film explores health care systems in 5 capitalist
democracies and compares them to the United States.

All of the other nations profiled in the film:
> Spend less than half of what we do on  health care,
> Cover everyone,
> and NEVER have any citizen go bankrupt because of health care   
costs.

To watch the one hour episode on line, click here.

Health Partners can bring this film to your group.
To request a showing, click here.
Neighbors share ideas during film
screenings and community dialogue
Democratic leadership decides to bypass the traditional
conference committee to move forward with Health Care
Reform. Now that both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed different
health care reform bills, the White House and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate
recently announced that they will fast track their own compromise without Republican input.
Read the January 5th Washington Post article about this new twist.
See similarities and differences in the bills. Click Here>>
Contact your
elected officials.

Visits, phone calls, and
letters are most effective -
but e-mails still get your
message across.

Senator Richard Burr
151 Patton Avenue, Suite 204
Asheville, NC  28801
828-350-2437

Senator Kay Hagan
310 New Bern Avenue
Raleigh, NC  27601
919-856-4630

Representative Heath Shuler
356 Biltmore Ave, Suite 400
Asheville, NC  28801
828-252-1651