Cascade Care Action Alert

It’s true! 25% skip treatment because of high health costs

Did you see the recent survey finding that Americans borrowed $88 billion last year to pay for health care? Additionally, 25 percent skipped treatment because of the high cost. It’s true, and we bet you know someone affected by high health care costs this past year.

Let’s tell our legislators that Washington families deserve affordable health care.

We can do better for Washington Families with, ESSB 5526, Cascade Care. Cascade Care will reduce the amount Washingtonians pay for health insurance and deductibles while assuring access to quality care in the individual market. It will provide a safety net for individuals and families with no other insurance option, while improving the entire health care system by driving down costs.

To make health care affordable, Cascade Care includes cost transparency and containment measures. But industry lobbyists are pushing hard to strip common sense caps on what hospitals can charge, and to take away the provisions that would make health care accessible for working families.

Subject: Vote Yes on Cascade Care (ESSB 5526)
Dear Legislator,

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I’m writing to ask you to vote YES on ESSB 5526, Cascade Care, and to assure the final bill controls health care costs by including reimbursement caps.

The skyrocketing cost of health care is an issue we cannot afford to ignore. Cascade Care fills a vital need for small business owners and workers whose employers don’t provide coverage. They’re individuals not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. ESSB 5526 serves as a safety net for individuals and families with no other insurance option, while improving the entire health care system by driving down costs.

Cascade Care will increase health care affordability for working families and reduce the number of uninsured, but only if we retain a standard plan design and cap reimbursements at near Medicare levels.

Industry opponents have fought hard against reining in costs for Washingtonians, yet in 2018 the top executives in Washington health insurance companies earned a total of nearly $80 million dollars, according to Office of the Insurance Commissioner data. This industry can reduce costs and stop pricing out Washington families.

Please vote YES to ESSB 5526 and maintain reimbursement caps to protect the health and economic security Washington’s families.

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