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Although moving more slowly than the President hoped, legislation to enact comprehensive health insurance reform has inched forward this week and is very likely to be considered by the full House of Representatives and the Senate when Congress reconvenes after the August recess.  Among the many issues still to be fully resolved is how to fund the large expansion of health care coverage, and the degree to which the legislation will prioritize prevention-oriented measures to reduce health care costs and improve the health of Americans.

Members of Congress need to hear from you about prevention-oriented revenue raisers like alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes that can provide more than $250 billion over the next ten years  in new money for health care reform, as they work to reduce the staggering health and social costs associated with obesity and excessive use of alcohol. 

Please write your Senators and U.S. Representative NOW to encourage their consideration of health taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to help make real health care reform a reality.