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'The Cheap Drunk State' Editorial: The Dime A Drink Pledge Proposal for increase in alcohol tax made by health care coalition in MD Advocacy group hopes to revive alcohol tax hike Health care groups still lobbying for hike in MD alcohol tax Medicaid expansion lauded by advocates Md. hospitals, insurers to split Medicaid cuts Patients, Insurers Pay More Local Reactions Vary on Health Care Reform Coverage could be years off for MD's uninsured: About 600,000 could get coverage

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ASK YOUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES TO ENDORSE THE DIME A DRINK ALCOHOL TAX FOR HEALTH CARE & COMMUNITY SERVICES The Health Care for All! Coalition sent a letter to all candidates running for the Maryland General Assembly asking them to endorse the Lorraine Sheehan Health Care and Community Services Resolution. The Resolution calls for a dime a drink increase in the state alcohol tax to save lives from alcohol abuse and to fund health care coverage, services for people with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, alcohol and drug prevention and treatment, tobacco prevention and cessation and health care worker training. Help us by asking your candidates to endorse the proposal and send in their signed resolutions today! _____________________________________________ Resources for more info: Alcohol tax proposal Fact Sheet and Resolution Report on the potential benefits of Alcohol Tax in Maryland with Poll Results "Dime-a-drink pledge" (Baltimore Sun online 7/21/2010) "MD should raise its alcohol tax to cut the deficit" (Washington Post, 1/29/2010) "What a Dime Buys" (Baltimore Sun, 12/6/2009) _____________________________________________ What does health reform mean for you, your business or nonprofit? Click here to view our latest webcast and learn about the local impact of federal health care reform Maryland is keeping its promise to our most vulnerable citizens by refusing to cut back on vital public health services like health care for kids and their parents. Over 200,000 Marylanders have gained health care coverage since 2007 and we have the state leadership and our coalition partners to thank for bringing us much closer to our goal of quality affordable health care for all! Check to see if any of the new state programs are a good fit for you and your family. _____________________________________________ Health Care Score Sheet: Progress under O'Malley vs. Ehrlich We're gearing up for federal health care reform too! Governor Martin O'Malley established the Health Care Reform Coordinating Council to ensure swift and strategic local implementation of the federal health reform law. Meetings of the council are open to the public and they want to hear from you! Send your comments through their website to let them know how federal reform measures can best serve your community. Here are our thoughts on the matter: Our coalition's letter to the Health Reform Coordinating Council. (June 2010) Volunteer Donate Enroll Sign up Share your Story The Health Care for All! Coalition is a nonprofit organization that has been working to make quality health care affordable and easily accessible to all Marylanders since 1999. We have successfully advocated for laws that expanded health care coverage in Maryland to over 100,000 uninsured Marylanders, bringing Maryland from 44th in the nation in health care for adults to 16th. The 1,200 organizations that are members of our Health Care For All! Coalition work together to make sure everyone who is eligible for public health care programs gets enrolled. Together, we will achieve our goal of health care for all.