Our Priorities
After a successful two-year campaign to expand health coverage to uninsured children, PICO is prepared to help organize the faith community to build bipartisan support for comprehensive health care reform this year guided by the following priorities:
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Health care reform needs to provide families with quality health insurance choices that are truly affordable regardless of income; (click here to learn about how an Affordability Standard in legislation will help achieve this)
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Reform needs to cover everyone, so that no person relies on an emergency room for their health care or delays treatment because they lack insurance or have been denied coverage;
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Reform needs to protect and enhance the health of lower-income families and children by strengthening Medicaid and SCHIP; and
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Reform needs to rest on a financially sustainable foundation, providing people with the care they need when they need it and controlling costs.
PICO is a non-partisan organization that does not support, endorse or oppose candidates or political parties. PICO is not aligned with any political party and works with Republicans, Democrats and Independents to promote policies that strengthen families and improve quality of life in communities. We encourage people of faith to consult and study the policy positions and teachings of their own faith traditions on health care and other important issues.
