“Say ‘Yes’ to Health Reform” is a Web-based campaign that features video testimonials of Americans from communities across the country who are “saying ‘yes’” to comprehensive health reform that tackles issues of affordability, access and quality brought on by our nation’s high rates of poorly prevented and mismanaged chronic disease – and “saying ‘no’” to the status quo.
Why chronic disease? Because it is the #1 cause of death and disability in the U.S., and the leading driver of rising health care costs. In fact, 75 percent of our health spending in the U.S – $1.6 trillion annually, or the equivalent of our entire national deficit this year – is linked to the treatment of patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma and cancer.
Organized by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) – a national and state-based coalition of hundreds of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts – the “Say ‘Yes’ to Health Reform” campaign amplifies the voices of concerned individuals from the 17 states in which the PFCD is active, who want to see Congress pass meaningful health reform that does a better job helping them prevent, detect and manage chronic diseases.
For more information about “Say ‘Yes’ to Health Reform,” read the full press release.
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