Health Care Advocacy

The Health Care Reform Advocacy Committee will be working together with the League of Women Voters of NC's Advocacy Committee and Health Care for All North Carolina to support the "Health Care Policy Council" bill, H1897. Rep. Insko will be resubmitting this bill in the short session.

The "Health Care Policy Council" bill creates a mechanism for planning the transition from our current highly fragmented health care system to an integrated health care system that assures access to appropriate, evidence-based health care by all North Carolinians. It provides a deadline, requires that the Council utilize existing studies, and it assures input from those currently vested in our health care system. Compared with last year's version of H1897, posted on the General Assembly website, the re-written bill increases representation of primary care providers, adds representation from rural hospitals, mental health, and advocacy groups. Nearly two dozen organizations, including the League, will be invited by Rep. Insko to collaborate in supporting the "Health Care Council Policy" bill.

What You Can Do

Please write an email to your representative with the Subject Line: Co-sponsorship of HB1897, "Health Care Policy Council"
Please BLIND copy (bcc not cc) Bill Brooks at bill.brooks@earthlink.net
A Sample message is below for your information.
Dear Representative,
Please contact Rep. Insko about co-sponsoring H1897 "Health Care Policy Council". She is going to resubmit the bill to give you that opportunity. The bill is a rewrite of H1897. It contains an appropriation and is eligible for consideration in the short session.
The bill reflects the strong feelings expressed all over North Carolina that we need real change now and that those most directly involved in health care, providers and consumers, should have a bigger voice in developing a health care system by North Carolinians for North Carolinians.
Under our current system when a plant closes, a family has two choices, loose access to appropriate health care or the spouse can give up income so the family qualifies for Medicaid. We can do better. Doing better makes fiscal sense.
Respectfully,
Your constituent

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