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Last week, the U.S. Census released its new numbers for the uninsured. The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year. Nationwide, the number of uninsured increased from 39.8 million in 2001 to 46.3 million in 2008. The facts below underscore the urgency of health insurance reform for residents of Georgia.
 
The status quo is not an option. The number of uninsured in Georgia has increased from 1.3 million in 2001 to 1.7 million in 2008. The percent of non-elderly adults without insurance increased from 18.8% to 23.0%. And this number only considers people who are uninsured for an entire year – it does not include the millions of people in Georgia who have more recently lost coverage through the recession, or who had shorter gaps in their coverage.
 
Private coverage is eroding under the status quo. The percentage of people with employer-based coverage decreased from 69.8% of the population in 2001 to 64.5% in 2008.
 
More workers are being left without protection from health care costs. Too many workers in Georgia do not have health coverage, at 955,000 in 2008. And the proportion of workers from Georgia without insurance has increased, from 17.7% in 2001 to 20.8% in 2008.
 
The problem of the uninsured is a problem that crosses income brackets. The new Census numbers also drive home the fact that everyone in Georgia is vulnerable to losing health insurance. An additional 93,000 people from high-income households are now uninsured.

Watch as Jane Kidd, Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, delivers the signatures of over 40,000 Georgians demanding health insurance reform to Sen. Johnny Isakson and confronts him on the need for reform.

You can help stop the smears, the distortions, and the lies.  Here's what you need to know.

Find out how the Democratic health insurance reform plan will help families and businesses in your district here.

The Democratic push for health care reform has the extreme right running scared, and they've proven that they'll stop at nothing to keep health care reform from happening.  Over the past few weeks, Republican-incited mobs have hijacked thoughtful discussion about health care reform across the country, while their national spokesmen like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have taken to the airwaves to spread distortions and misinformation.

Find out how the Democratic health insurance reform plan will help families and businesses in your district here.

You can help stop the smears, the distortions, and the lies.  Here's what you need to know.

Also, make sure you sign our health insurance reform petition and make your voice heard on health care!

The Democratic push for health care reform has the extreme right running scared, and they've proven that they'll stop at nothing to keep health care reform from happening.  Over the past few weeks, Republican-incited mobs have hijacked thoughtful discussion about health care reform across the country, while their national spokesmen like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have taken to the airwaves to spread distortions and misinformation.

You can help stop the smears, the distortions, and the lies.  Click here to read more.

After years of struggle, America is finally moving in the right direction on health care, under the leadership of President Obama and the Democratic Congress. But in addition to the reforms proposed by the Obama Administration, Georgia needs real leadership that is committed to solving Georgia's health care crisis.

We need strong legislative action to provide affordable health care to millions of working Georgians. That's why we're asking you to take a moment today and sign our petition to Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss.

Health care is not a political football, and it's time Georgia's Republican Senators put Georgia first, even if it means standing up to Republican leaders like Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney.

It's time to tell the big insurance corporations and their political cronies that open season on Georgia consumers is over, and it's time to play fair.