Communications Toolkit: Spotlight on Health Care Reform

The following resources may be customized, shared, and repurposed to support your health care advocacy agenda. Download the Top-line talking points on health care reform.

• Sample health reform talking points to include in your speeches, remarks, or other correspondence.
   
• Sample op-ed to customize and place in your local outlets, or repurpose on your blog.
   
• Health Reform Content to re-publish on your website or include in your e-newsletter or blog. You can republish by clicking on the light blue button below the title.
  • Health Care Reform 2.0 - Free Enterprise March cover story (also in PDF format)
  • Employer Mandate Will Keep Businesses from Hiring
    
• Health Reform 101 Websticker to place on your website or e-newsletter to promote the resources available on the Health Reform 101 website. Download the websticker.
   
• Educational Resources to provide your members updates on the reform law. Resources include:
  • The Coverage or Penalty Chart helps a business determine if it has to offer coverage and/or pay a penalty (PDF).
  • This Added Costs Table highlights the revenue provisions of the law, the effective date, and the revenue impact (PDF).
  • The Interactive Timeline outlines when key provisions of the law will take effect and offers a brief description of each provision.
     
• How does the employer mandate work?  Download the one-pager (PDF)
• Video to embed on your website or show at an event:
  • Mary Miller, CEO of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, tells FreeEnterprise.com that the health care law eliminates choice, leaving her business and its employees with only unaffordable options. http://youtu.be/a2DMena8G1g
     
• Sample Tweets: We hope you’ll continue the conversation online. On Twitter, we are using the hashtag #jobs13. Some suggested tweets are below – feel free to use these or revise as you would like.

Learn how the employer mandate will affect your business - bit.ly/VbBWK9 #jobs13

— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) March 1, 2013

Health care reform 101 - bit.ly/VbCHD7

— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) March 1, 2013

Interactive timeline for implementation of the health care reform law: bit.ly/VbCgsC #jobs13

— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) March 1, 2013

We need health care reform that lowers cost, improves quality, expands access, & protects American jobs - bit.ly/VfU2ZT #jobs13

— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) March 1, 2013

Additional messaging is available on our health care issue page.

Please let us know if you have any questions or requests for additional resources by emailing info@uschamber.com.