Consumer, patient, faith and civil rights groups issue joint statement on Health Care Affordability

September 15, 2009

Washington, DC - With the Senate Finance Committee poised to begin debating health reform legislation, consumer, patient, religious and civil rights organizations that represent tens of millions of Americans released a joint statement calling for strong affordability protections in national health reform.  AARP, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, Community Catalyst, Consumers Union, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Families USA,  National Urban League, and PICO National Network said in the statement that "it is essential that the responsibility to purchase health coverage come with strong consumer protections and adequate subsidies that make it possible for families to obtain quality coverage at a cost they can afford." Read the full statement.