An Update on Health Care

Poll Shows Health Care Is Top Issue in Election

Today Americans for Health Care, a project of SEIU, released a poll conducted by Lake Research Partners which reveals that health care is a top issue for voters across the country and was a powerful issue in deciding the outcome of the mid-term elections. The poll was conducted November 5 - 7, 2006.

Key findings of the poll include:

· "Health care" and "prescription drugs" (27 percent) were tied with "The situation in Iraq

" (27 percent) and second only to "Economy and jobs" (34 percent) as the top concerns of voters.

· Rising health care costs was the most intense economic concern of voters (29 percent).

· Health care has increased in salience since 2004, with 47 percent saying it was the most or one for the most important issues in making their vote for Congress, compared to 32 percent in 2004.

· Sixty-six (66) percent thought health care was discussed too little by the candidates.

· Seventy-four (74) percent of voters think health care should be a high priority for the new Congress.

For more poll results, go to www.ImAHealthCareVoter.org.

Health Care Candidates Win Across the Country!

Election Day has come and gone and Health Care Voters across the country can claim victory! We all know that a band-aid is good for a cut finger or a scraped knee. But it won't fix a leaky pipe and it won't fix the health care crisis. Pro-health care candidates across the country also recognized this and won thanks, in part, to the issue of health care!

Thanks to all your hard work, health care was a priority issue for many candidates in state and federal races. By our count, 11 Governors, 22 Senators, and 20 Representatives won with health care as a major cornerstone of their campaign.

We're already starting to gear up for the 2008 presidential election and will continue to count on Health Care Voters to continue making a real difference! Keep up the great work on health care!