Call or email your House Representative TODAY and urge him/her to vote YES on H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act. The vote is this Saturday, November 7th at 6 pm Eastern.

Call toll-free: 1-800-828-0498. You will reach the Capitol Switchboard. Asked to be connected to your House Representative. If you have trouble getting through with the toll-free number, you can use the regular switchboard number: 1-202-224-3121.

Or, email your Representative  here.

 

Background:

The time has arrived or meaningful health care reform that will improve the lives of Americans - and particularly those with chronic conditions such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Last week, the House of Representatives unveiled H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act. The bill is a combination of health care reform legislation passed by three different House committees over the past few months.

Debate will begin on Friday, November 6th.

Based on six key principles -- coverage and choice, affordability, shared responsibility, prevention, health care workforce investments, and cost controls - H.R. 3962 will provide the meaningful health care reform that Americans have been waiting for.  

The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable supports H.R. 3962 because it has several provisions that will expand access to care for people with viral hepatitis, including:

• A strong public insurance option

• Medicaid coverage for individuals and families with income up to the 150% of the federal poverty level

• Prohibition against discrimination based on health status in the private insurance market

• Subsidies and limits on how much a person has to pay out-of-pocket to help keep health insurance affordable

• Ends the Medicare Part D "donut hole"

• Investments to strengthen the clinical workforce, address prevention and wellness, and reduce health disparities

• Reforms of the private insurance market to better protect consumers

We can't wait any longer. The House must pass H.R. 3962 so we can move even further toward a final bill to be signed by President Obama. Opponents of true health reform are weighing in daily and we must demonstrate that the majority of Americans want this bill. Please take a few minutes to do your part and call or email your House Representative and urge him/her to vote YES on H.R. 3962.

The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable is a coalition of public, private, and voluntary organizations dedicated to reducing the incidence of infection, morbidity, and mortality from viral hepatitis in the United States. www.nvhr.org