Your Voice Counts

Welcome to "Your Voice Counts" presented by Rocky Mountain PBS with generous support from The Colorado Trust!

Healthcare reform is critical to the success of our nation and state. The status quo is unacceptable and unsustainable. The cost of doing nothing is too great to the people of Colorado.

Health care in Colorado must be:

-Accessible: Coloradans should have access to affordable health care in every part of the State.

-Affordable: No one should ever go bankrupt because they get sick and parents should never have to choose between putting food on the table and paying for health care.

-Comprehensive: Health insurance should cover preventative care and prescriptions in addition to sick care.

-Quality: Coloradans should have access to the highest quality care that reduces waste and unnecessary procedures.

-Guaranteed: No one should be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions or have their coverage canceled when they get sick.

We all know someone who with a health care story to share. Rocky Mountain PBS has been collecting these stories to illustrate how lives are affected by the many aspects of our current healthcare system.

"How do I keep my family covered, with such fast-rising costs?"

"How much more are you and your employer paying for health care insurance?"

"Will reform treat all small businesses the same?"

"What is a 'Medical Home' ?"

"What do I do about the gap in coverage I’m facing?

"I'm all for expanding health care coverage, but who's going to provide it, especially in rural areas?"

Sound familiar? You're not alone, and your voice DOES count. Educate yourself, and learn how to become involved in the fight for a health care system that works for everyone. Hear consumers talk about their struggle to obtain quality, affordable health care at
www.rmpbs.org

What Do You REALLY Know About Health Reform???

Seperate fact from fiction in a short healthcare reform quiz from Families USA.

Confused by Various Federal Health Care Reform Proposals?

This is an exciting time in Washington, as comprehensive health care reform has emerged as a top priority for Congress and the Obama Administration. The following are some tools that may be useful for consumers wanting to stay informed and up-to-date about national healthcare reform progress.

To help consumers track the many different proposals presented by Congress, the Kaiser Family Foundation has created a side-by-side comparison tool including the major reform proposals presented to date.

Health Overhaul Boiled Down To A Flowchart, presented by the NPR Health Blog, lays out proposed reforms in an easy-to-follow blueprint.

The Clock is Ticking: More Americans Losing Health Coverage
A new report released by Families USA found that each week, another 44,230 Americans lose health coverage. That adds up to a staggering 2.3 million people losing coverage per year-more people than live in the state of Nebraska! (To hear CCHI Executive Director Dede de Percin discuss "The Clock Is Ticking" report, click here.)

Read the full report