Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:48:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [KCUTS] Kill Bill21 b4 it kills us
From: "Moe" <meadow@netidea.com>
New Health Legislation threatens Medicare as we know it, unless we ACT NOW!!
Kill Bill 21!
Bill 21, the Medicare Protection Amendment Act, is being pushed through the
legislature by the provincial government right now!
Reasons to fight Bill 21:
• Bill 21 adds a so-called “sustainability principle” even though health care
spending has remained stable over the past decade as a percentage of the
province’s economy. Government will use this language to justify further
cuts to
public health care services and allow doctors to charge patients extra for
medically
necessary services.
• Bill 21 contains code words like “individual choice” and “personal
responsibility” that really mean patients could be forced to pay more user
fees
and rely on costly private insurance.
• Bill 21 calls for an “integrated” health care system that paves the way for
more private investors to take profit from our public services.
Bill 21 is being debated as you read this!
Send a message to Health Minister George Abbott telling him to Kill Bill 21!
TAKE ACTION NOW – Go to: http://www.bchealthcoalition.ca/content/view/185
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