Advocates can use this sample message from FrameWorks Institute, which we first shared in the May 18 newsletter, as a template for developing messages on the current health policy debate.
Our communities are strongest when everyone can participate and contribute fully to our community life, our economy, and our democracy. By weakening the supports for Americans’ wellbeing, the House health care bill threatens the vitality of our communities.
Here’s one example. Since 2010, insurance companies have not been allowed to use people’s health histories to determine the cost of premiums for new accounts. This protection was put into place because companies were setting impossibly high prices for people with pre-existing conditions or refusing outright to insure them. This bill eliminates those rules – so if it becomes law, we are all just a diagnosis away from no longer being able to afford health care. Our risk will only increase as we get older and have longer health histories that can be used against us. As fewer people can access health care, the wellbeing of our communities declines.