Faithful Reform in Health Care is still working hard to try to prevent the health care reform bill that has already passed from being dismantled by the new Congress (through the removal of funding) and in NC by the new Legislature. They want signatures that can be passed on to Congress and to the state legislatures on the statement “What I Like About Health Care Reform” from a faith perspective. The statement highlights the progress made in the six months since health care was signed into law. Anyone who hasn’t already signed it can go to http://www.faithfulreform.org/ and follow the link on the right-hand side of the site. And please pass this on to friends, family and colleagues for their signature.
–Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate for Health Care Reform
Steve Marlow says
January 3, 2011 at 11:14 amYes, this health care bill needs to be trashed, but a new one that makes more sense promoted. Allow all insurance companies to sell nation wide. Allow for more cafeteria type of plan selection which will meet the needs of different age groups. Give acknowledgement to those who attempt to engage in healthy behavior vs those who dont. There are a lot of what we call “frequent fliers” at hospitals because they disregard taking care of themselves and use immense amount of government money because they refuse to stop bad health habits. Churches need to initiate health edu programs for community. Schools encourage students into fun life-long active behavior not just sports. A lot of people are “disabled” primarily from poor health habits and are rewarded by receiving a monthly government check.
Willona Stallings says
January 10, 2011 at 12:53 pmThank you, Steve, for your comment. The NC Council of Churches has a new initiative called Partners in Health and Wholeness which is designed to promote health as a practice of our faith – to encourage clergy and congregants to be more physically active; to eat healthy, well-balanced meals; and to not smoke or use other tobacco products. We hope that by creating healthier congregants, we can reduce the healthcare burden on our state. To learn more about our efforts to improve the health of God’s people or to get involved, please visit us online at http://www.healthandwholeness.org.
Nancy Mamlin says
December 10, 2010 at 1:51 pmI am currently spending between 30-50% of my salary on health care – between insurance and non-covered costs. I am in the middle class, so I know that there are others who have it worse. Until we have a publicly funded system, there will not be equity.