Health Care for All - What a Concept!

Dear Rhonda,

As I travel around Wisconsin, and the country, the number one domestic issue raised is the mounting cost of health care coverage. I support health care for all Americans and last week I was proud to announce bipartisan legislation toward that end.

Senator Graham and I have introduced the State-Based Health Care Reform Act - bipartisan legislation that would create five-year pilot programs in states across the nation, allowing them to work toward maximum coverage by whatever means they deem appropriate. By examining different programs in different states, clearer solutions will emerge for solving the health care crisis nationally.

Competing programs of various designs will provide customized solutions for different states. Although participating states will have great leeway in constructing their programs, they must provide matching funds and reach certain benchmarks including meeting coverage standards, improving efficiency, and lowering administrative costs. To monitor the pilot programs, our legislation establishes the Health Care Coverage Task Force, which will approve grants and review the progress of each program.

Click here to learn more about this important legislation.

Senator Graham and I worked together with the Heritage Foundation and the Brookings Institution to develop this promising new bipartisan approach. If adopted, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act will provide coverage for thousands of Americans who lack adequate, if any, health insurance. This is not a "left" or "right" problem. It's an American problem, and it's going to take a strong national effort to fix it.

Write your elected officials and ask them to support this important legislation.

Health care coverage is the major issue facing the United States domestically, and one that demands a multi-faceted solution. This is an important first step towards ensuring that all Americans have adequate health care coverage, and I am proud to be a part of it.

I look forward to working with you, now and in the future, as we confront this challenge. Thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,



Russ Feingold
United States Senator
Honorary Chair, Progressive Patriots Fund