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National Women's Speak-Out
for Action on Health Reform
April 1 & 2, 2009 New York City

While lawmakers in Washington. D.C., and state capitals debate the merits and costs of health reform, women around the nation are struggling to get affordable health care. For many women and our families, health reform cannot come too soon.

On April 1 & 2, 2009, we launched a series of Women's Speak-Outs for Action on Health Reform around the nation. The first Speak-Out was held in New York City, where women from across the area spoke out publicly about the problems they and their families experience with the current health care system, such as:

  • Co-pays and deductibles that are so costly that women can't afford to use insurance, if they have any;
  • Limits on coverage for pre-existing conditions;
  • Plans that drop coverage after recipients get sick;
  • Lack of translators for families that do not speak English.
April 1: A National Women's Speakout for Action on Health Reform

Nancy L. Snyderman photo
Moderated by
NBC News
Medical Editor
and co-founder
and Editor-in-Chief of BeWell.com, Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

Byllye Avery photo Byllye Avery
founder of the Black Women's
Health Imperative
Marcia Gillespie photo Marcia Gillespie
Former Editor-in-Chief of Ms.
and Essence Magazines
Susan Wood photo Susan Wood
Former director of women's health
for the FDA

Similar Women's Speak-Outs are being planned in other locations around the nation. The next two events will take place on April 28 in in Madison, WI and on April 29 in Atlanta, GA.
Learn more here.

"It's time to rev up the women's health
movement again. Health care for all is our issue.
We're the ones who have to make it happen."

Byllye Avery, founder,
Black Women's Health Imperative

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Releases Coverage Options Paper
Read the SFC's Paper here


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