Get the facts on the health care debate
NYSUT, AFT, AFL-CIO in partnership with NEA continue to collaborate in providing you with access to the information, tools and materials to help you fight back against the insurance lobby threatening to disrupt the democratic town hall process and derail meaningful health insurance reform.
Create your own flyer in support of health care reform. Use the AFL-CIO's online Working Families Toolkit to customize a flyer to download and print.
Top 10 myths of health care reform. Separate fact from fiction.
8 reasons we need health insurance reform now. Access to care is diminishing and health care coverage trends are troubling.
Compare the current system to the health reform plan. Where do we stand now? How will reform move America forward?
Health care reform town halls - make your voice heard! A schedule of health care town hall meetings in New York state sponsored by congressional representatives.
Why are NYSUT retirees supporting health insurance reform?
In four of the five major bills pending in Congress to reform the nation's health care and insurance industries, the following legislative provisions are included within each bill and agreed upon by all parties:
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No Medicare co-pays for preventive care treatments
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Steep discount (up to 50%) to retirees for drug purchases within the Medicare "doughnut hole"
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An eventual phase-out of the Medicare "doughnut hole" saving retirees $3,600 every single year on prescription drug purchases
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More funding for primary care doctors and medical specialist who coordinate a retiree's health care
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Controls on escalating costs of prescription drug and health insurance premiums and co-pays