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Washington, DC – ADA National Director Michael J. Wilson issued the following statement in response to news a public option was no longer being considered as an essential part of the current health care reform legislation: “The election of Barack Obama and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate is a once in a lifetime opportunity to pass real health care reform. It is time for Congress to deliver quality, affordable health care to every American, and for the Obama Administration to make hope a reality. “Real health care reform must include a real public option. “The idea that reform will come from big insurance companies’ generosity and willingness to police themselves is laughable. Without competition from a public plan all we’ll get is more of the same. “ADA applauds those Members of Congress who are standing firm in favor of the public plan – especially the House Progressive Caucus. When nearly 50 million Americans are uninsured and a majority of bankruptcies are due to medical costs, drastic action must be taken. “A public option is a major step forward and must not be negotiated away by politicians too timid to accomplish what the American people sent them to Washington to do.” Back to Press Releases |