SEIU to Host Screening of Brave New Films' 'Diagnosis: Now!' at Washington HQ, 40+ House Parties Nationwide

SEIU to Host Screening of Brave New Films' 'Diagnosis: Now!' at Washington HQ, 40+ House Parties Nationwide

Documentary Details How Insurance Industry Puts Profits Before People, Highlights Need for New American Health Care System

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, September 24, SEIU will host a screening of Brave New Films' documentary titled "Diagnosis: Now!" at the health care union's headquarters in Washington, D.C., kicking off a series of screenings at house parties being hosted by SEIU locals across the country. The events are part of a series of screenings organized by Health Care for America Now (HCAN), a broad coalition founded by SEIU and other nonprofit and political organizations to promote quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

SEIU Locals will host screenings in California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington State

"Diagnosis: Now!" uses the stories of everyday Americans to illustrate how the health care industry continues to put profits before people's health care needs and highlights the urgent need for quality, affordable health care for everyone in America.

Some facts about the health care industry:

-- In recent years, the country's major insurance companies saw their
profits grow 300 percent, while the numbers of insured Americans
stayed the same;
-- Half of all bankruptcies are caused by medical bills, and of those, 75
percent had health insurance at the time they got sick or injured; and
-- Last year, about 116 million people in this country struggled to pay
medical bills while insurance companies made billions.

WHAT: Screening of Brave New Film's "Diagnosis: Now!"

WHEN: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
12:00 P.M. EDT

WHERE: SEIU
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Dupont Circle), Washington, D.C.

With 2 million members, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America. Focused on uniting workers in three sectors to improve their lives and the services they provide, SEIU is the largest health care union, including hospitals, nursing homes, and home care; the largest property services union, including building cleaning and security; and the second largest public employee union.

Media interested in attending should contact Mark McCullough at
202-730-7283 or mark.mccullough@seiu.org.
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Source: Service Employees International Union

CONTACT: Mark McCullough of SEIU, +1-202-730-7283,
mark.mccullough@seiu.org

Web Site: http://www.seiu.org/

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