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Key House and Senate Committees Pass Reform Bills

With the constant urging of citizens and the President, both houses of the Congress are making significant progress on health care reform. Now is the time to call your Representative and tell them you support the America's Affordable Health Choices Act.

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10,000 Rally for Health Care Reform in DC

Thousands of people poured out of buses at Union Station in Washington, DC on June 25th to rally for health care reform and lobby their legislators to support a strong public health insurance option.

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SEIU Participates in Congressional Roundtables on Health Care

Sen. Baucus recently held a series of roundtable discussions about health care reform over the last few weeks, and SEIU caregivers and leaders were there.

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Congress Passes Budget With Commitment to Health Care

It wasn't easily won, but both houses of Congress passed budget resolutions that include the creation of a reserve fund for health care reform. Now we need to get down to the work of coming up with a reform plan that works for every American.

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Pres. Obama's Budget Makes Downpayment on Health Care Reform

President Obama's proposed budget sets aside $634 Billion over the next 10 years as a downpayment on comprehensive health care reform, along with a number of other investments in health care.

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One out of Four Pennsylvanians Under 65 Uninsured in Last Two Years

A new report by Families USA shows that 27.3% of Pennsylvanians under the age of 65 went without insurance for all or part of the last two years. The overwhelming majority were from working families.

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Healthcare Equality Project Seeks to Elminate Disparities in Care

Our health care crisis affects everyone, but not equally. Racial and ethnic minorities suffer more from chronic diseases, have less access to quality care and have shorter life spans as a result. The Health Care Equality Project, a new coalition of national organizations, has come together to make sure health care reform addresses these disaparities.

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SEIU Nurses Launch Campaign for Safe RN to Patient Ratios

Nurse members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania gathered in the State Capitol to stand with Representative Tim Solobay and other members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to call for legislation requiring safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals.

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New Bill Would Ease Debt for Nursing Students

Iowa Congressman Tom Latham and Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at easing the debt burden on nursing students and combating America's nursing shortage.

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The Cost of Doing Nothing

The Cost of Doing Nothing - A Report from Health Care for America NowA new report released by Healthcare for America Now shows that to fix our economy, we have to fix our health care system. According to the report, the U.S. economy lost as much as $207 billion as a result of the poor health and shorter lifespan of the uninsured.

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