Write a letter to the editor

Write a letter-to-the-editor to your local newspaper today. Tell your community how Anthem Blue Cross and its parent company Wellpoint are trying to stop healthcare reform in Washington this year.

Use the list of talking points below to help you write your letter -- but please write your letter in your own words. Then send it to your local newspaper. You can go online, and submit your letter online. Look for the Opinion or Letters to the Editor page for instructions.

What's At Stake?
Write a Letter to the Editor

Talking points

• Now is the time for our elected officials in Washington to act and pass real reform that makes healthcare affordable.
   
• Another year of inaction is exactly what opponents of reform like Blue Cross want.
   
• With more than 6.6 million Californians without health insurance -- nearly 20% of the state -- and even more of us who see our premiums rising and our benefits falling, elected officials in Washington must act this year to pass healthcare reform.
   
• We elected our representatives to tackle tough issues like this, not to give up.