Rush Hour Rally for Health Care - Honks Were Loud and Proud

MoveOn held a second rally on September 22, 2009 to put support for health care reform out in front of rush hour drivers.  Over 150 people held the four corners of Bristol and Sunflower across from South Coast Plaza.  Passing drivers honked their support for health care reform. 

The message of the rally, Big Insurance - Sick of It! - was part of a national day of action organized by MoveOn and other progressive groups to draw attention to the way large insurance companies like Cigna, Aetna, and United Health Care abuse American citizens with refusing to pay claims, rescinding coverage, and denying coverage.  

The rally included parents, grandparents, school age children, medical workers, retirees, all pressing the case for health care reform. Members of the rally represented a cross-section of Orange County.  Some members have been denied coverage for surviving cancer or other pre-existing conditions.  Other members talked about barely being able to afford premiums for plans which don't cover much.  

The rush hour rally was the second rally of the day for the Orange County chapter of MoveOn.  During lunchtime, the group organized a rally outside UHP offices in Santa Ana.