Health Care America Asks Members of Congress: Do You Support Government-Run Health Care?

Business Wire, June 22, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Health Care America sent the following letter to all members of Congress and presidential candidates today, asking them whether they support Michael Moore's plan for a government-run health care system in the U.S. The results of this informal survey will be released in the coming weeks via press release and on our web site.

    Dear Sir or Madam:

    As you are no doubt aware, Michael Moore's new movie SiCKO, a
    commentary on the current U.S. health care system, will be
    released on June 29th. Mr. Moore's is the latest voice to join the
    call for health care reform-and I'm glad such a notable moviemaker
    has lent his not insignificant star power to this issue. Reforming
    our health care system deserves a robust national debate, and Mr.
    Moore's efforts to focus our collective attention deserve our
    thanks.

    To coincide with his movie, Mr. Moore has released a three-part
    plan for reform. The plan, as outlined on his web site, is simple:
    1) every American must have full, uninterrupted health care
    coverage for life; 2) private, for-profit health insurance
    companies must be abolished; and 3) profits of pharmaceutical
    companies must be strictly regulated like a public utility. Given
    the attention Mr. Moore's plan has recently garnered, Americans
    deserve to know whether his ideas are as praiseworthy as some
    believe them to be.

    As a member of Congress, you are in a position to credibly
    evaluate the merits of Mr. Moore's plan. Health Care America
    (HCA)-a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization devoted to
    improving the access and affordability of health care for all
    Americans-wants you and your colleagues' position on Mr. Moore's
    plan. To keep voters informed, HCA will publish, via press release
    and our web site, the results of this informal poll. Also, in the
    interest of offering as much information on this topic as
    possible, included is some information about government-run health
    care systems which Mr. Moore left out of his film.

    When it comes to health care, the American people want answers.
    Voters strongly believe that we have a moral obligation to ensure
    all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care. It's
    time for our legislators to deliver a realistic solution to the
    problems riddling our system-and that starts by going on record
    about how reform should look. Please let us know if you do or do
    not support Michael Moore's plan by E-mailing us at
    info@healthcare-america.org. We look forward to hearing from you
    in the very near future.

                    Sincerely,

                               Sarah Berk
                               Executive Director, Health Care America

To view the fact sheets mentioned above, as well as patient stories and testimonials from around the world, please visit our web site at www.healthcare-america.org.

Health Care America is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization devoted to improving access and affordability to health care for all Americans. Support for Health Care America is provided by a diverse and growing list of organizations, companies and individuals with experience in health care. For more information visit www.healthcare-america.org.