10.29.08

Why 2009 is Connecticut’s time

5reasonswe will

win in

2009

1

People are desperate for

change on health care

2

The economic crisis hasn’t suppressed

that feeling

3

The economic crisis creates opportunity

for us

4

a plan that…

• keeps us healthy

• expands choice

• gets more for our money

• gives us peace of mind

….really is smartreally is right

&

it really is time

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1

People are desperate for

change on health care

What is“Joe the Plumber”

thinking abouthealth care?

an October 5 – 9 Lake Research national pollof likely voters

After the economy,health care

is the most important issue to voters

http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/resources/VoterSurvey.cfm

When asked what issue people are

personally most worried

about...

health care

was the top issue

3%

4%

4%

5%

5%

7%

5%

21%

19%

14%

8%

7%

8%

38%

33%

24%

17%

13%

10%

17%

11%

9%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Crime, drugs and gangs

Fear of another terrorist attack

Medicare

Stock market

Schools and education

Being able to live on a fixed income

Affordable housing

Retirement savings

Jobs

Rising costs of gas and food

Health care

Most important

Most/ secondmost important

Specifically, people are worried about:

Rising premiums & co-pays

Losing their health insurance

Quality of health care

Nearly 2/3 of voters favor providing access to affordable, quality health care for all Americans….

even if it means

“a major role for the federal

government”

or

“a tax increase”

“Do you favor or oppose providing access to affordable, quality health care for all Americans……”

64%

so….

the economic crisis hasn’t suppressed

that feeling….

and may have even strengthened it

3

The economic crisis presents some

opportunities for us

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/09/28/weekinreview/20080928_MARSH_GRFK.html?scp=1&sq=700%20billion%20chart&st=cse

When the crisis is big enough,

we figure out how to deal

with it

The debate over government’s role

in the economy and in protecting people

from economic forces and greed

is over

The question now is

how the government

is involved and

what does it do?

In both the financial and the health care worlds, the problem lies in the fact that

the people who profit off the system are also the people running the system

The overall economy will be a

big and lingering issue at the federal level

health care can and needs to be addressed

at the state level

Now!

waiting is not an option

Need to actNOW

at the front endrather than at the

$700 billion back end

Half of all foreclosures are

caused in part by medical problems

including illness or injuries (32%), unmanageable medical bills (23%), lost work due to a medical problem

(27%), or caring for sick family members (14%)

August 2008Harvard

journal articlehttp://works.bepress.com/christopher_robertson/2/

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080924005308&newsLang=en

October 2008:

64% of small business owners say it is important to offer healthcare coverage to their employees….

http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/pc/2008/sbm08.asp

54%71%

66%

Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Fall 2008

Increasingly – they just can’t do it

% of small business owners offering health benefits

http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/pc/2008/sbm08.asp

who’s better than us?

Organizers work the lists to:

turn out for regional eventswrite letters to the editors testify at hearingsorganize more peopleeducate the candidates

changing the

political DNAof

the state

our role

build leaders

build our numbers

build accountability

•Accountability sessions

•Regional organizing meetings

•Sign up campaigns

•Endorser campaign

•Election Day signups

•House parties

•“Noah’s Ark” meetings

weblinks

• Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/resources/VoterSurvey.cfm

• NYTImes graphic on bailout vs. medicare and Social Security http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/09/28/weekinreview/20080928_MARSH_GRFK.html?scp=1&sq=700%20billion%20chart&st=cse

• Harvard Health Matrix article on Medical debt and foreclosures http://works.bepress.com/christopher_robertson/2

• Towers Perrin 20 year Look at Health Care http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080924005308&newsLang=en

• American Express Small business survey http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/pc/2008/sbm08.asp