1. THE FAMILY & BUSINESS HEALTHCARE SECURITY ACT
ENDORSED BY:
SENATE BILL 400 - HOUSE BILL 1660
• AFL-CIO, Pennsylvania
• Allegheny County Council
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American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
National Union of Hospital and Hospice Care
CIVILIZED HEALTHCARE
Employees District 1199C (Philadelphia), AFSCME,
AFL-CIO FOR ALL
• PA Business For Sensible Healthcare
• Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied
Professionals (PASNAP) HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PENNSYLVANIA
• Pennsylvania Council Of Churches citizens educating citizens
• Pennsylvania League of Women Voters
• Philadelphia City Council For more information, or to make a contribution, contact:
• Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks Health Care for All Pennsylvania
• Physicians For a National Health Program (PNHP)
P.O. Box 828
• Pittsburgh City Council
Levittown, PA 19058
…a partial list of our many supporters
Or visit our website for resources, links and facts at:
http://healthcare4allpa.org
or call: (717) 295-0237
Ways You Can Help THE FAMILY & BUSINESS HEALTHCARE SECURITY ACT
SENATE BILL 400 - HOUSE BILL 1660
Please write a check (tax deductible) to
#1 Visit our website at http://healthcare4allpa.org to “HealthcareforALLPA Education Fund” and mail it to A mainstream, common sense
learn more and to educate others.
the address above.
Keystone State solution
#2 Lobby your State Legislators using the
talking points included in this brochure. Find your Thank you for helping us make Pennsylvania a better
representative at:
http://healthcare4allpa.org/legislators.htm
place to live and raise our families.
If you live in western PA, contact us at:
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#3 Write letters to the editor, using the talking points
PUSHforhealthcare@gmail.com Pennsylvania... leading the way
in this brochure. Or call Molly at: (412) 343-3027 to first-rate, comprehensive
#4 Donate $10, $25, $50 – whatever you can – to our healthcare for all.
volunteer, citizen-centered education and lobbying
effort: EVERYBODY IN. NOBODY OUT.
http://healthcare4allpa.org/donate.htm
#5 Circulate a petition and return it to us: Comprehensive coverage means:
http://healthcare4allpa.org/documents/petition_s.pdf MEDICAL CARE EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
DENTAL CARE HOSPICE CARE
EYE CARE ADDICTION TREATMENT
The leader of a statewide coalition founded in 2004 to guarantee comprehensive PHYSICAL THERAPY LONG-TERM CARE
healthcare for every Pennsylvanian, Healthcare for All Pennsylvania is a registered
501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) organization including citizens from all walks of life.
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