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Clinton Takes $1 Million From Insurance Cos, Plans to Force All Americans to Buy Private Coverage

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following media advisory was issued today by The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR):

When: 17th September 2007, 1:30 PM Pacific Standard Time

Time: 1630-1645 Eastern Daylight Time (1330-1345 Pacific time)

Where: Satellite: Galaxy 26 C Band analog @ 93 degrees West

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From Offices of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR)

1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Who: Jamie Court, President

Jerry Flanagan, Health Care Policy Director

Senator Hillary Clinton announced today a health care plan that would require every American to buy private health insurance, but at $12,000 a year for a policy, Clinton did not say how average Americans would pay for it. Read the FTCR release: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/healthcare/pr/?postId=8535

FTCR will discuss the implications of a health care plan that requires all Americans to buy policies but allows private health insurers to charge whatever they choose. FTCR will also discuss Senator Clinton's campaign contributions from private health insurance companies.

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that the average cost of coverage for a family of four is now $12,000. This is proof that the so-called 'individual mandate' is untenable and that real health care reform must rein in health insurance companies.

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