The 5% Solution
New
legislation will take a first step toward cutting health
care costs by paying doctors for healthy outcomes. It also
calls for a study on an affordability standard, like AFSCME’s
5% Solution. Now we need to spread the word that nobody
should have to spend more than 5 percent of their household
income on health care. A new presentation and “Do the Math”
worksheet are available online to help you share the 5%
Solution with your co-workers and friends.
We encourage AFSCME members to share the 5% Solution with their local union, community groups and elected officials. Here Are Resources to help you build our movement for real health care reform. ~ AFSCME Council 5
What does affordable health mean? This February, 365 members of Council 5 gathered for a two-day, electronic “town meeting” to answer that question. What emerged was support for a “5% Solution.” Sixty percent of the session’s participants said they are paying more than that, and the problem is expected to grow with each passing year. Now we will push state legislators to contain costs so nobody has to spend more than 5 percent of their household income on health care. The 5 percent limit is especially significant in Minnesota where1.1 million people can expect to pay more than 10 percent of their income on medical expenses in 2008.
AFSCME Calls For 5% Solution to Health Care Crisis
Is Your Health Care Affordable?
Is Your Health Care Affordable - Questions and Photos from the Conference?