Feel free to copy and paste

You are more than welcome — encouraged even — to copy and paste the following to your own Senator. I sent the following to Sen. Kerry earlier today:

 

Dear Senator Kerry,

 

I am urging you to put all available energy and resources into the prompt passage of the health care reform bill that was just passed in the House.

 

With the Democrats in control of the White House, the House and Senate, there is absolutely no reason why this bill should not pass. There are only excuses. And, frankly, we have all had more than enough of those.

 

No one disputes that our country has many talented doctors and amazing facilities. It’s the access to that system that’s the issue. Our citizenry’s access to our health system compared to what is available in other Western nations, well, that is simply a source of shameful embarrassment. We absolutely can and should correct this. Immediately.

 

Under the status quo, we are paying far too much for the system’s flaws. As I’m sure you know, people who don’t have insurance or any other means to pay for medical needs simply go to the emergency room for “free” service. Not only does this clog the ER with non-emergency issues, it means higher costs for those of us who do have insurance. The hospitals pass the expense of indigent care onto those of who pay. This process, which is happening right now, is much more costly than an effective public option, such as is outlined in the House bill.

 

So, again, I urge you to do everything you can to get this bill passed, intact, and in the shortest possible time frame.

 

Thank you,

Jeff Haynes