Update: A Senate panel passed the healthcare bill out of committee on June 15, 2009.

The Senate must still take several additional steps but a vote in the full Senate is expected before summer recess.

Keep up the pressure.

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Health care in America does not currently work for all Americans but the cure proposed by the Obama administration will make things far worse.

If a bureaucrat decides when and where you receive healthcare that will be an even bigger personal crisis.

The American Medical Association opposes the Obama plan saying, "The introduction of a new public plan threatens to restrict patient choice by driving out private insurers, which currently provide coverage for nearly 70 percent of Americans,” and would lead to an "explosion of costs" (Pear, 6/10).

In countries with government run health care such as Canada and Great Britain bureaucrats make decisions for their people. Care is prioritized and rationed. Decisions are based on age and cost. Doctors may be assigned.

Waits in those countries are often months long and often the condition worsens or the patient may even die before their turn comes.

If under Obama care you wait weeks or months to see a doctor or to have a procedure done that will be an even bigger personal crisis.

Canadians come to the US now for health care to avoid long waits. If the Obama plan is passed where will you go?

How will the Obama administration pay for your new "free" health care?

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated $1 to $1.5 Trillion in costs depending on various legislative proposals. Costs are expected to rise each year beyond the original 10 year CBO projection.

For more on the cost of the proposal please go to the Heritage Foundation publication, "The Senate Health Care Bills: $1.5 Trillion Sticker Shock"

"About one in eight U.S. workers who receive health benefits from an employer -- more than nine million workers -- could pay higher income taxes on benefits as part of a Senate proposal that aims to raise billions of dollars to finance health-care reform, according an independent analysis of the proposal." - Fox Business News

Don't let government bureaucrats make your health care decisions!

Contact your U.S. representative and senators now and tell them No!