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WELCOME TO HEALTHREFORM.GOV AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
OUR WEEKLY UPDATE.
LAST WEEK, PRESIDENT OBAMA HOSTED A TOWN HALL MEETING
AND DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ENACTING REAL HEALTH REFORM.
THIS WEEK, WITH CONGRESS BACK IN SESSION,
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD LEGISLATION THAT MEETS OUR GOALS
OF PROTECTING PATIENT CHOICE AND ENSURING ALL AMERICANS
HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
WE KNOW WE CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT FOR REFORM.
EVERY AMERICAN IS BEING HURT BY THE STATUS QUO.
NEARLY 46 MILLION AMERICANS ARE UNINSURED,
MILLIONS MORE ARE UNDERINSURED, AND PREMIUMS, COPAYS
AND DEDUCTIBLES HAVE SKYROCKETED.
MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ARE BEING HIT PARTICULARLY HARD,
AND THIS WEEK I'LL BE MEETING WITH MIDDLE CLASS WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT HEALTH REFORM.
WE KNOW THAT MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING
UNDER THE STATUS QUO.
OVER A QUARTER OF THE UNINSURED ARE MIDDLE-INCOME AMERICANS
AND MIDDLE INCOME WORKERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE OFFERED
HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR JOBS.
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WITH YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT, WE WILL ENACT HEALTH REFORM
THIS YEAR.