Means strong message to AARP Health Care Reform 'in a Bottle' to members of Congress

 

Friday, Sep 04,2009, 8:42:56 AM   Click:

Rx bottles filled with a constituent healthcare Stories will send a clear message - Urge Congress to Fix the broken system when they return to Washington

CHICAGO, September 3 / PRNewswire / - With summer recess of Congress to a close and members of Congress home for a few more days, members of AARP Illinois took to the streets to 's ensure they do not get a break with Health Care Reform.

Across the state, with a giant inflatable bottle Rx as a backdrop, members of the AARP sent a "message in a bottle" to members of the Illinois Congress, provision of thousands of bottles of prescription filled stories of health care constituents along with a strong message: Health Care Reform Now!

Holding "Rx for health care reform" press conferences throughout the state, hosting community events and forums aimed at debunking the health care reform myths and helping the public to get the facts on the issue, AARP members are urging Congress to tackle the issue when they return to Washington later this month.

"Congress is getting ready to head back to the nation's Capitol and we're working to be sure they do so with this simple message in mind: fix what's wrong with our health care system, and preserve what's right," said Bob Gallo, State Director for AARP in Illinois. "Health care reform cannot wait for those millions of Americans struggling with a broken system everyday."

AARP is taking aim at the myths, misinformation and scare tactics being used to derail the health care reform debate and has set up a Web site (www.healthactionnow.org) where the public can get the facts and up-to-date information on the issue.

SOURCE AARP Illinois CONTACT:David Irwin, +1-312-458-3621, or Gerardo Cardenas, +1-312-458-3609.