Prevent Blindness America Joins Efforts to Guarantee Health Care and Coverage for All Americans

Prevent Blindness America joined the National Health Council and 47 other patient advocacy organizations in releasing a statement to President Obama and the 111th Congress on June 2, 2009 to urge the Administration and Congress to enact solutions to guarantee effective and affordable health and long-term care coverage for all Americans (http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/NHC_Files/Pdf_Files/ToPresidentandCongress_06-01-09.pdf). Specifically, Prevent Blindness America and the other patient advocacy organizations request that health reform legislation:

• Cover Everyone;
• Curb Costs Responsibly;
• Abolish Exclusions for Pre-existing Conditions;
• Eliminate Lifetime Caps; and
• Ensure Long-term and End-of-Life Care.

The National Health Council's press release on this statement can be found here: http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/NHC_Files/Pdf_Files/NR-CEO_statement_06-01-09.pdf.

Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight.
http://www.preventblindness.org