Consumers Union News Releases

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Michael McCauley
Media Director
Consumers Union
1535 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94103
mccami@consumer.org
Phone: (415) 431-6747
Fax: (415) 431-0906

David Butler
Communications Director
Consumers Union
1101 17th Street NW, Ste 500
Washington DC 20036
butlda@consumer.org
Phone: 202-462-6262
Fax: 202-265-9548

News and Articles

Health reform is a risk worth taking

Washington Post endorses reform bill; 'would put the country in a better position'

Insurance industry, business groups launch ad blitz against reform

Could spend up to $10 million in new ads attacking health reform

Health reform passes the cost test

The Obama plan will cut costs—$600 billion over the next decade. Why walk away from it?

President's reform proposal bridges Senate, House bills

Closes Medicare donut hole, increases help for working families to buy insurance

Why we need health reform - Anthem's 25% rate hike

Reform bill would put brakes on out-of-scale premium increases

Consumer Reports Health

Consumers can't wait any longer for health reform
Reform proposals have passed both chambers of Congress by a majority vote; now they effectively await final passage. (March 8, 2010)

How the system would work
Here are the most critical facts about how reform would affect you and your family. (February 28, 2010)

Shopping for insurance after reform
How the exchanges would work, looking at the Massachusetts model. (February 26, 2010)

What you'll get from reform right away
The biggest changes start in 2014, but some things happen much sooner. (February 25, 2010)

Will health reform raise my taxes?
Not unless your income is very high. (February 23, 2010)