| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2021 |
PRESS CONTACT Claire Murchison claire@firesidecampaigns.com |
Health Care Voices Founder Laura Packard to Join Nationwide Bus Tour to Improve Health Care and Lower Costs for Americans
DENVER — On Monday, August 9, Health Care Voices Founder and stage 4 cancer survivor Laura Packard is joining Protect Our Care’s third nationwide bus tour to highlight the need to lower the cost of, expand access to, and address the racial disparities in health care. The tour, entitled “Lower Costs, Better Care,” will begin in Bangor, Maine on Monday and proceed throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and end on the West Coast.
At each stop, Laura and other bus tour participants will join forces with local elected officials, Members of Congress, and health care advocates to express their support for including crucial health care policies in Congress’ upcoming budget reconciliation bill. This includes policies such as allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for all Americans, closing the Medicaid coverage gap so that low income Americans locked out of health care can get it, strengthening Medicare to include vision, dental, and hearing, and making the Affordable Care Act health insurance premium reductions from the American Rescue Plan permanent.
“Ahead of the August 15th deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period, I’m joining fellow advocates on “Care Force One” to get the word out on affordable care before it’s too late. As the special enrollment period deadline fast approaches, now is the time to go to healthcare.gov and get covered, the life you save could be your own,” said Health Care Voices founder and Get America Covered Executive Director Laura Packard.
“To Congress, the Biden administration and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, thank you! Thanks to all of your hard work and support, millions of Americans now have access to the health care they deserve—but there’s still work left to do. We urge Congress to include critical health care policies in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill. We’re traveling coast to coast to spread the word; we won’t stop until every American has affordable health care.”
Protect Our Care’s “Care Force One” bus tour will make stops in:
- Bangor, Maine on Monday, August 9, 2021
- Portland, Maine on Monday, August 9, 2021
- Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, August 10, 2021
- Concord, New Hampshire on Wednesday, August 11, 2021
- Allentown, Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 12, 2021
- Teaneck, New Jersey on Friday, August 13, 2021
- New Brunswick, New Jersey on Monday, August 16, 2021
- Scranton, Pennsylvania on Monday, August 16, 2021
- Burlington County, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 17, 2021
- Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday, August 17, 2021
- Dover, Delaware on Tuesday, August 17, 2021
- Morgantown, West Virginia on Wednesday, August 18, 2021
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, August 18, 2021
- Youngstown, Ohio on Thursday, August 19, 2021
- Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, August 19, 2021
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, August 20, 2021
- Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, August 20, 2021
- Parkersburg, West Virginia on Monday, August 23, 2021
- Charleston, West Virginia on Monday, August 23, 2021
- Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 24, 2021
- Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 24, 2021
- Columbia, South Carolina on Tuesday, August 24, 2021
- Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, August 25, 2021
- Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday, August 25, 2021
- Orlando, Florida on Thursday, August 26, 2021
- Tampa, Florida on Thursday, August 26, 2021
- Denver, Colorado on Monday, August 30, 2021
- Flagstaff, Arizona on Tuesday, August 31, 2021
- Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, August 31, 2021
- Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday, September 1, 2021
- San Diego, California on Thursday, September 2, 2021
- Anaheim, California on Thursday, September 2, 2021
- Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, September 3, 2021
Laura Packard is the founder of Health Care Voices and a stage IV cancer survivor. The Affordable Care Act saved her life. If you’re interested in interviewing Laura to discuss the bus tour and the health care reform she is advocating for, please reach out to claire@firesidecampaigns.com.
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