No one has to tell you that our healthcare system is broken. We all know it. We already live it. We pay too much in premiums, we are denied care, and hundreds of thousands of us can't afford insurance at all.

Thankfully, there is a solution just within our grasp. Governor Rendell has proposed sweeping legislation to solve the healthcare crisis in Pennsylvania, insure more than 275,000 uninsured people, and give the state the power to keep down your premiums and costs to employers.

This plan - called PA ABC - passed the House this year, but is now stuck in the Senate, blocked by the Republican Party leadership.

We can pass healthcare reform this fall. It is within our grasp. But Governor Rendell needs your help.

Here's how you can help pass healthcare reform:

1. Call your State Senator and express your strong support of SB 1137 and HB 2005. (More information is below.)