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Jacob Pactor -Machon Kaplan Program Coordinator at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
Last Saturday, we took the Machon Kaplan participants to see a pre-release of Michael Moore’s Sicko. His new documentary and message pinpoints a problem and proposes a solution to Americans’ lack of adequate, effective, and efficient healthcare.
His solution parallels the URJ’s: a “national comprehensive prepaid single benefit standard health insurance with no deductible, to cover prevention, treatment and rehabilitation in all fields of health care.”
Sicko, opening nationwide June 29, ends with Moore asking: what’s next? So far, more than 500 people have posted their healthcare woes on YouTube. But will Congress listen or respond?
To that end, Representative John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced HR 676, which provides: comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes. Is your representative a co-sponsor? You can get involved here.