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[Guest guest]

I'm not sure HOW I got on this mailing list.. maybe when I urged the

President to consider a rescue dog (what type of water dog was it that

they got again?)... rather than heading for a breeder to get their

family pet...

BUT

I thought maybe someone else mighty be interested in this email from

that list as well as myself.. (Some of them are actually good info)...

HUGS

|)onna

It's time for a reality check

Dear Friend,

Anyone that's watched the news in the past few days knows that health

insurance reform is a hot topic — and that rumors and scare tactics

have only increased as more people engage with the issue. Given a lot

of the outrageous claims floating around, it’s time to make sure

everyone knows the facts about the security and stability you get with

health insurance reform.

That’s why we’ve launched a new online resource — WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck

— to help you separate fact from fiction and share the truth about

health insurance reform. Here's a few of the reality check videos you

can find on the site:

CEA Chair

Romer details how health insurance reform will impact small businesses.

Domestic Policy Council Director Melody

tackles a nasty rumor about euthanasia and clearly describes

how reform helps families.

Matt Flavin, the White House's Director of

Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, clears

the air about Veteran's benefits.

Kavita Patel, M.D., a doctor serving in the

White House's Office of Public Engagement, explains that health

care rationing is happening right now and how reform gives control back

to patients and doctors.

Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the

National Economic Council, debunks the

myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare

benefits.

There's more information and a number of online tools you can use to

spread the truth among your family, friends and other social networks.

Take a look:

We knew going into this effort that accomplishing comprehensive health

insurance reform wasn't going to be easy. Achieving real change never

is. The entrenched interests that benefit from the status quo always

use their influence in Washington to try and keep things just as they

are.

But don't be misled. We know the status quo is unsustainable. If we do

nothing, millions more Americans will be denied insurance because of

pre-existing conditions, or see their coverage suddenly dropped if they

become seriously ill. Out-of-pocket expenses will continue to soar, and

more and more families and businesses will be forced to deal with

health insurance costs they can’t afford.

That's the reality.

Americans deserve better. You deserve a health care system that works

as well for you as it does for the status quo; one you can depend on —

that won't deny you coverage when you need it most or charge you

crippling out-of-pocket co-pays. Health insurance reform means

guaranteeing the health care security and stability you deserve.

President Barack Obama promised he'd bring change to Washington and fix

our broken, unsustainable health insurance system. You can help deliver

that change. Visit

WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck, get the facts and spread the truth.

The stakes are just too high to do nothing.

Thank you,

Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President

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