Advocacy Project: Letter to Public Official

April 28, 2009

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

RE: Bill S.CON.RES.6

Dear Senator Klobuchar,

I am writing you concerning Bill S.CON.RES.6 with emphasis on objective 1-15. I recommend that you vote in favor of this bill, which will help to resolve the needs to be made for national health care to ensure that all health care needs of women and all individuals in the U.S. are met and to reduce the proportion of adults with long-term care needs who do not have access to the continuum of long-term care services.

Supporting this bill would help not only help every U.S. citizen in need of general health care, but also older adults receive the long-term health care that many are in need of.  There are at least 46.6 million U.S. citizens without health insurance and by supporting this bill that number could drastically decrease.  Also, the baby boomer generation is now getting to the age where many will need long-term care and as of now many health insurance companies don't offer a long-term care plan, and those that do can be very expensive.  This bill would relieve the stress of older adults to know they will be able to afford the health care they will need, and could help relieve the stress of their families as well.

Supporting this bill would personally affect me, because my grandparents are getting closer to the age where they will need long-term care and as of now they just have general health care coverage, because long-term care is too expensive to pay into.  That means my family will have to help out with their health care costs when the time is needed and this will be a big expense.  I know that my grandparents don't want to rely on their children for this type of help when it should be covered by an insurance company.

I appreciate your past support on voting yes to adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. Any support towards increasing the number of people with health care is a step forward.  I urge you to vote yes for bill S.CON.RES.6, which will increase the affordable health care possibilities.

I understand that trying to make this bill a nationwide effect may take a lot of time and be costly, so an alternative would to implement a state-wide health care program that covers these issues.

Thank you for your time

Sincerely,

Kaileigh C.

555 Lake Ave.

Duluth, MN 55555