Fighting Cancer Requires Health Care Reform

[and-justice-for-all]

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: ACS CAN

Every year 1.4 millions Americans -- 3,800 each day -- will hear the words "You have cancer." At the same time, approximately 46 million Americans are without health insurance, and many more do not have coverage that will protect them if they are diagnosed with a chronic disease such as cancer. Fighting cancer means fixing our health care system.

Specifically we need legislation that:

* Is affordable and available to all Americans
* Puts prevention at the forefront of our nation's health care system
* Ensures the people with serious medical conditions like cancer are fully covered, without exemptions for pre-existing conditions
* Is simple to understand and manage for consumers.

We must not delay health care reform for even another year, both for our families' health and because growing health care costs continue to impair our county's economic recovery. Our health care system costs too much, delivers too little, and is a looming threat to our financial future. The need for reform is urgent. Please act today.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 25,000

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/166717163?z00m=19777769