Petition to include Public Healthcare Option in Obama's Healthcare Plan

I'll keep this really entry really short and to the point.

Howard Dean and Democracy for America have started a petition at StandWithDrDean.com that includes the video above, along with the following statement:

"If Barack Obama's healthcare plan gets changed to exclude a public option like Medicare, then it is not healthcare reform. Legislation rises and falls on whether the American public is allowed to choose a universally available public option or not."

Sign the petition

Give America a choice. We support healthcare reform that allows individual Americans to choose either a universally available public healthcare option like Medicare or for-profit private insurance. A public option is the only way to guarantee healthcare for all Americans and its inclusion is non-negotiable.

Any legislation without the choice of a public option is only insurance reform and not the healthcare reform America needs.