CIR Doctors Help Launch Health Care for America NOW! Nationwide

On July 8, 2008,  Health Care for America NOW – an unprecedented coalition that unites labor, community organizations, doctors, nurses, women, small businesses, faith-based organizations, people of color, netroots activists, and think tanks – was launched with a Washington, DC press conference and events in 52 other cities across the country.  As important members of this coalition, CIR doctors stepped to the podium at events in California, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York to describe their perspective as frontline providers of care and to passionately advocate for quality, affordable healthcare for all.

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Ask Congress to Sign the "Health Care for America Now!" Pledge

You know that it's past time for an American solution that will guarantee our families' health and a healthy economy. The first order of business for the new President and Congress in 2009 should be health care legislation that guarantees quality, affordable health care for all.

We all agree that the longer we wait to fix our broken health care system, the harder it will be for us to get the health care we need. But what kind of solution do we want?

A solution in which all of us -- individuals, employers, and government -- share responsibility for guaranteeing access to health care we all can count on?

Or a scenario in which we are on our own when it comes to getting health care?

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