Big insurance lobbyists will never forget Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.
Next week, they're going to be at the Washington, DC Ritz-Carlton for a retreat. And they have one item on the agenda: killing health care reform once and for all. But we've decided to go ahead and pencil ourselves into the itinerary.
On Tuesday, March 9th, thousands of Americans are confronting the AHIP lobbyists at the DC Ritz-Carlton to perform a citizens' arrest. Will you join us?
Big insurance talks a good game about improving health care, but their actions say otherwise. In recent weeks, insurance companies have forced double-digit increases on patients. In California, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield tried to cram through a 39% rate hike on its customers.
We were able to postpone that increase, but we have to keep fighting until we've stopped them all. If you're in DC, join thousands of Americans as we confront the lobbyists who are blocking reform: http://action.seiu.org/citizensarrest
These massive rate hikes are bringing in huge profits and perks for the insurance companies. Profits are at an all-time high, and companies like Anthem are spending tens of millions of dollars to fly their executives around the country for lavish retreats.
They're doing it again next week at the Ritz-Carlton in DC. But this time, we'll be there to meet them.
While the insurance lobbyists party it up at five star hotels, Americans are dying because they can't afford coverage. We were able to delay Anthem's plan to increase rates, but we need to stop big insurance's greedy practices once and for all.
Take a stand against the insurance industry's killer profits:
