Health care reform sparks protest at Bowling Green
Andy Ouriel
Issue date: 9/8/09 Section: News
After hundreds of requests for Congressman Bob Latta to hold a public town hall-style meeting on health care reform were ignored, over 50 citizens within Ohio's Fifth District vehemently protested in front of his local office by repeating slogans and holding up bright, blue signs stressing the need for nationwide, affordable health care coverage for every American citizen.
Since the summer, the Bowling Green State University College Democrats, Organizing for America and Progress BG worked together to collect over 3000 signatures in support of House Resolution 3200 - legislation the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee initiated proposing affordable, quality and universal coverage - and yesterday morning during the "Lets Get It Done" protest, those in attendance marched into Latta's 1045 N. Main St. office and handed in the petition while voicing their concerns over health care reform.
"I'm just very concerned about the fact that we are the only civilized nation in the world that does not take care of health needs for its people," said Bob Callecod, former director of Parks and Recreation in Bowling Green. "I would like to see a plan that ensures that everybody can get health insurance ... and doesn't wipe out all of your family savings and put you in debt forever."
For advocates of H.R. 3200, they would like to see Callecod's ideal vision become a reality, including one of the millions of Americans who were forced to come out of retirement to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses.
"I'm paying more for my insurance than I am making," said Sandy Rowland, who just obtained her real estate license to pay her $600 per month medical costs.
Rowland, who almost died when her insurance company said they would not pay for a pacemaker after her heart failed, resulting in a second hospitalization, said she does not want anyone to go through a treacherous experience with a corporation looking to save a few dollars rather than a single life.
Since the summer, the Bowling Green State University College Democrats, Organizing for America and Progress BG worked together to collect over 3000 signatures in support of House Resolution 3200 - legislation the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee initiated proposing affordable, quality and universal coverage - and yesterday morning during the "Lets Get It Done" protest, those in attendance marched into Latta's 1045 N. Main St. office and handed in the petition while voicing their concerns over health care reform.
"I'm just very concerned about the fact that we are the only civilized nation in the world that does not take care of health needs for its people," said Bob Callecod, former director of Parks and Recreation in Bowling Green. "I would like to see a plan that ensures that everybody can get health insurance ... and doesn't wipe out all of your family savings and put you in debt forever."
For advocates of H.R. 3200, they would like to see Callecod's ideal vision become a reality, including one of the millions of Americans who were forced to come out of retirement to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses.
"I'm paying more for my insurance than I am making," said Sandy Rowland, who just obtained her real estate license to pay her $600 per month medical costs.
Rowland, who almost died when her insurance company said they would not pay for a pacemaker after her heart failed, resulting in a second hospitalization, said she does not want anyone to go through a treacherous experience with a corporation looking to save a few dollars rather than a single life.
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