Rep. Shay Schual-Berke: 33rd District, Washington State House Democrats

How can we improve health care in Washington state? We posted an online survey in September 2007 to find out what you think and the response was tremendous. Thank you to everyone who participated! Click here to view a summary of the results.

Did you know…

593,000 Washingtonians have no insurance.

The number of uninsured Americans has been rising over the past six years to a record high of 47.0 million in 2006, according a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.

The income group with the most people losing insurance was households making $75,000 or more a year, showing that the issue is not limited to the poor.

Even full-time workers are losing employment-based coverage. The number of full-time workers without health insurance rose from 20.8 million in 2005 to 22.0 million in 2006.

“…more Americans are worried about their health care costs than about losing their job, paying their rent or mortgage, losing money in the stock market, or being the victim of a terrorist attack” according to a poll conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation. “Among those with health insurance, one-third say they are very worried about losing their coverage, and slightly fewer worry that their health plan is more concerned with saving money than what is best for them.”

Unfortunately, until a national solution is found to our health care crisis, it is up to the states to come up with innovative ways to help people get affordable, quality care. Thank you again to everyone who took a few moments to fill out my online survey and shared ideas on what policymakers in Washington state should be doing to address this issue. I appreciate hearing from you!

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