"We Can't Wait"

SEIU Members Tell Congress to Fix Our Healthcare System

During the recent congressional recess, SEIU Healthcare members across the country met with members of Congress to share the urgent need for quality, affordable healthcare for our patients, our families and our communities.

SEIU members in Wisconsin met with four congressional members.

"I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman [Paul] Ryan (Wis.1st) to discuss healthcare and to deliver our members’ stories. It’s important for healthcare workers to tell their stories, who better than the ones who live it every day?" Ethel Gates, Nursing Home CNA.

Facts from SEIU Healthcare Members on the Front Lines:
• 65 percent of members see patients who don’t get the lifesaving care they need
because they are uninsured or can’t pay.
• 70 percent of members can’t afford their own healthcare, or have a close family member who can’t afford care.
• 68 percent of members say that healthcare costs could be lowered and quality care improved if we are staffed and equipped to provide best-practices care.
• 56 percent of members see patients who don’t get the care they need because of their race, ethnicity, or language.

Health Care Congressional Report