Share your Medicare story with cross bench senators

GetUp has put together a site where you can send your story of Medicare and how the budget would affect you if the changes were to go ahead, to the cross bench senators who will hold the balance of power come July. It will give them an opportunity to read, first hand, what damage it will do to lives. An excellent idea I thought. I will be adding my little story to it shortly :)

Before it becomes law, the legislative changes to Medicare, including a new Sick Tax for GP visits, will need to pass through the Senate -- a decision that lies with the eight crossbench senators who will hold the balance of power from 7 July. 

Many of these senators have already spoken out against the GP-fee, but Prime Minister Abbott is going to be negotiating fiercely to get his government's budget priorities through. By sharing our stories, we can ensure that when Mr Abbott comes knocking on key senators' doors, asking them to make a deal on Medicare, they will have hundreds of constituent stories front of mind. 

Many of these crossbench senators are just starting their first term, so our stories about Medicare will be the first mass contact they'll ever receive from the Australian public and are sure to grab their attention. And while we may not agree with them on everything, this initial contact will open the door to conversations about the many other issues that matter to our movement. 

Will you share with your cross bench senator how the Sick Tax will impact you and your community? tell your story