What You Can Do to Counter Enzi Supporters and Protect Our Health Care

The Enzi bill would jeopardize the health care of 85 million Americans by overriding existing state laws that guarantee coverage of such crucial services as cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer screenings, mammograms, mental health, well-child care, and many others.

Here's what you can do:

Call your Senators: We had a wildly successful National Call-In Day on May 3rd, when more than 13,000 Americans called theirs Senators in opposition to the Enzi bill. So we've declared a Second National Call-In Day for Monday, May 8th.

Call Your Senators, Toll-Free:
1-800-828-0498

If calling isn't your thing, you can also e-mail your Senators here. We expect a vote will probably happen on Wednesday.

Support your Attorney General. As part of the wide front of opposition forming against this bill, 41 state attorneys general signed a letter opposing it. In this impressive letter, the AGs noted:

“Consumers rightfully expect their state government to require a minimum of health benefit protections and to protect them from abuse by health care insurers. Elimination of strong health protections in exchange for weak federal oversight fails consumers.”

Now, supporters of the Enzi bill are striking back, attacking the state attorneys general for doing their job—protecting our health care.

The National Federation of Independent Business issued a press release attacking the state attorneys general for opposing the bill, sending an "error-filled letter" and "misleading" legislators. The accompanying letter sent to the AGs goes on to make the same discredited arguments about Enzi we've heard before. A thorough debunking of these arguments, courtesy of the National Partnership for Women and Families, can be found here.

Do you live in one of these states?

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

If so, your state AG signed this letter, and s/he needs your support! Take a minute to call your AG and thank him/her for opposing the Enzi bill. You can use the Web site of the National Association of Attorneys General to find your AG’s contact info.