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Health Care
Taking Action
We women have more at stake than anyone in the healthcare debate, because, in most societies, we are responsible for the health of ourselves, our families - all generations. Across ages, races, ethnic groups, and incomes, we watch for the symptoms, make the appointments, demand the services, and fill in the gaps. The debate is both philosophical and economic. The steps we can take are not hard; our impact is great.
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1. Understand the current system and the on-going debate over which is more important, quality, cost, or risk. To keep up, the details are described right here.
2. Understand where your representatives stand on both philosophy and the specifics of each of these issues and who gives them money, click here.
3. Questions to ask our representatives, candidates for office, and the political parties that want our money and our votes. How much do they know and how willing are they to give us the details about where they stand and why? Ask your elected representatives any of these Life Issue questions:
What plans do you support to guarantee equal quality of medical care to all Americans, since any of us can get sick at any time?
Do you think women's health should receive different attention from men's? Will you support funding for health research specifically targeted for women?
What exact roles, in your opinion, should employers and insurance companies play in deciding about any individual's health care?
4. Talk about your ideas with friends, family, and co-workers. You can use these questions to start exchanging ideas:
Since some doctors are more up-to-date than others, should new medicines and new testing that can prevent hospitalizations be available to all Americans? How can we find out about them? How can we demand them?
Should health care be tied to jobs? Can employers afford it? Should we all pay taxes for it instead?
We bet that we are going to get sick, so we buy insurance. Since any of us can get sick at any time, should we all have the same insurance payments? Should we all have to pay for people who don't take care of themselves?
Some of us have more income than others. Should those who have more pay more for health care?
5. When you know which party, which activist organizations and which individuals represent your views, join them or support their efforts by sending $5 or more. Click here for a list of our affiliates.
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