Here in Montana at Change that Works, we don't believe in giving up. That's why as the battle for health care reform draws down to the wire, we are fighting harder than ever to make sure our voices are heard. With 150 people in Montana losing coverage every week, and 22,920 people having lost coverage between 2008 and 2010, we cannot afford to stop fighting for the health care reform that Montana, and the country, so desperately needs.

Local new channel KULR8 covered one of our rallies last week, and spoke of the importance of our efforts in the fight for health care reform:

Watch coverage of our rally here

Activists Lou Hagwer and Josh Bradshaw spoke about their experiences with the high cost of health coverage to reporters. As covered by KULR8:

"The government has got to get involved. Insurance companies are not giving us good choices and we need another choice," said Lou Hagwer, a Change That Works volunteer at the rally Wednesday night.

Hagwer is without health insurance, she has been for 20 years. "I can't afford to buy health insurance. I work in a very small company and they can not afford health insurance."

Over the past decade the number of companies offering their employees coverage has decreased 6%. But even some of those who have coverage think the system isn't working.

"I went to the doctor to get a check up and even after insurance it was still $600 dollars and it's just unaffordable," said Josh Bradshaw, another volunteer at the rally.

As activists like Hagwer and Bradshaw know, the high cost of health care prevents hard working Montanans from being able to protect themselves and their families from health care catastrophe. As the fight draws down to the wire, we remain committed to the goal of true reform--quality, affordable, and with a public health plan option--for all.