THE UFCW BELIEVES THERE ARE THREE KEY COMPONENTS TO HEALTH CARE REFORM: 

• THE RESTORATION OF CHOICE AND COST-CONTROLS in the insurance industry through a public health insurance option;

• SHARED RESPONSIBLITY among individuals, employers, insurance companies, and the government;

• NO NEW TAX ON HEALTH BENEFITS that would place additional stress on the already-struggling middle class.

   

  Visit our partner organization Health Care for America NOW (links to outside webpage) for more information.
  

• Anyone refused health insurance because of a pre-existing condition can get coverage through a special insurance program. 

• Children can stay on their parents’ insurance longer – until they are 26 years old. 

• Senior citizens will get a $250 rebate for prescription drugs – the first step to closing the “donut hole” in Medicare drug coverage.
• Small businesses get significant tax credits for providing health insurance to their employees.