The War Has Begun
The strong bipartisan congressional support for PARCA is being counteracted by a potent coalition of insurance and business interests which plan to launch a nationwide grassroots and advertising campaign to mold public opinion the same way that the infamous "Harry and Louise" advertisements soured sentiment toward the Clinton health plan. The coalition includes the Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Association of Health Plans, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and the Health Insurance Association of America. Sources confirm that this coalition is preparing a $1 million advertising campaign against PARCA, which will be carried out by the Porter-Novelli public relations firm.
Representative Norwood Needs Your Help
The chiropractic profession needs to counteract the "big money" effort to kill PARCA. If you have not already contacted your member of Congress regarding PARCA, it is imperative that you do it now. The opposition to the bill will do everything in its power to destroy the strong bipartisan support that the PARCA legislation has developed. To achieve final success, it is extremely important that we retain the over 200 co-sponsors while Congress is in recess over the next two months.
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