In her last post, Georgeanne Koehler shared with you part of her brother Billy's story. Billy had a life-threatening heart arrythmia, but didn't have health insurance to get the battery in his defibrillator changed. Read more
I don't know when it happened, but our health care system changed. It used to be about giving care to those who needed it. Now it's about making money. That change left people like brother Billy unable to get the care they need. Here is part of his story. Read more
A new report on healthcare costs released last week is underscoring the urgency to reform healthcare. According to the consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, employers’ healthcare costs will increase by 9 percent next year. That means more Pennsylvania businesses struggling to compete and stay viable. And it means even higher premiums, deductibles, and co-pays for working families.
Thousands of people poured out of buses in Washington, DC on June 25th to rally for health care reform and lobby their legislators to support a strong public health insurance option.
I don't know when it happened, but our health care system changed. It used to be about giving care to those who needed it. Now it's about making money. That change left people like brother Billy unable to get the care they need. 
