Our health care system is broken and, as a result, people are dying. Currently, there are 47 million people in America who are uninsured. If they get sick or are injured, they are less likely to get the treatment they need. Going without health insurance can have dire consequences—medical debt, missed care, and even premature death. In Missouri, 210 people are losing their health care every day during this economic crisis. Nationally, 14,000 people are losing their health insurance every day.

It’s time to stop playing politics and solve the health care crisis. We need to find a uniquely American solution for health care reform – quality, affordable, choice. WellPoint Inc. holds 68 percent of the market. They control 79 percent of the market together with one other company, UnitedHealth Group Inc. That is not choice. We must keep up communication with our legislators and let them know what we want: every family should be able to afford the medical services they need when they need them and should have choices between public and private plans.

Stacey Sickler

Stacey Sickler

Organizer

Missouri Health Care for All