[Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Meeting Agenda and Reminder Single Payer Coalition Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 -4/16

Sun Apr 12 09:28:29 PDT 2009

--- On Sun, 4/12/09, Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
Subject: Meeting Agenda and Reminder Single Payer Coalition Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 -4/16
To: "Essie WILPF" <wurldhope at yahoo.com>, "Caroline Yacoub-Green Party" <carolineyacoub at att.net>
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 12:01 AM

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Health Care Activists,

We are trying to get more folks to our meetings to help us with passing Single Payer. Please take a few minutes to answer this quick survey. We realize that we all have busy lives but we feel that this is the time while so many folks are joining the SP movement. Thanks for your time. 

1)      I would attend if the meetings were held on a different day_____My preference would be____________________   

2)      I would attend if the meetings were held at a different time______My preference would be_________________

3)      I have other reasons why I don’t/can’t attend______________________________________

4)      I would be willing to help with copying flyers,etc._________

5)      I would be willing to do phone banking from home for finding groups who would like speakers, let folks know about events,etc. __________________

6)      I would like to become a speaker _________________

Thanks, Lynn, Co-Chair, Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition

Santa Clara Single-payer Healthcare Coalition meeting 

Thursday April 16 from 4:30 to 6:30 

 At LISHC, Low Income Self-Help Center
525 W. Alma, San Jose, CA 95125

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=San+Jose&state=CA&address=525+W.+Alma+Ave

Please remember that your donation of a healthy snack for the potluck table will be appreciated . Our center will provide Tea and Coffee.  

Proposed Agenda - 

Welcome and check-in  
National Scene

Report on LA Single Payer Rally outside White House healthcare forum of April 6.

Update/discussion Senate single-payer bill, S. 703.  Compare with Conyers House Bill 676. (Please see comparison Lynn sent below.)

Report from special committee re: planning a viewing of Frontline piece or other.               Joan, Martha, Katherine

Report from special committee re: further education with Obama groups we have spoken to.  Collaborate with them to plan a forum or viewing/forum       
               Greg, Katherine, Lynn

Update from Greg and Sandy re: Labor Party's plans for another forum collaborating with labor groups? 

PDA(Progressive Democrats of America)'s Action                                     HR 676 Week of Action: April 18 - 25
                                          Plan an event or join in one near you!   Lynn

Event in San Francisco this month?/ 

Truth Commission WEAP, Women's Economic Agenda Project, Teach-In, Sat. April 18 10A-2P "Health Care: It's What Ails Us" 
State Scene
      Report on Senate Health Cmte. hearing and vote on SB810  April 15 Lynn

Other Committee Reports   Outreach, Education, Legislation,  Action, Media

Announcements

Katherine Bock
The Low-Income Self-Help Center
525 W. Alma
San José, CA 95125
(408) 363-1368 home
phone (408) 977-1275 / fax (408) 977-1650

 Fw: Comparison of the 2 Federal Single Payer bills, S. 703 and HR676

--- On Fri, 4/10/09, Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
Subject: Comparison of the 2 Federal Single Payer bills, S. 703 and HR676
To: "Lynn Huidekoper" <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 6:58 PM

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>From yet another good SP website: http://www.phimg.org/V2/

Key differences beween S703 and HR676 

Written by Administrator    

Thursday, 09 April 2009 17:02 

>From Healthcare-Now! comes the following analysis detailing the key differences between the recently introduced Senate single-payer bill and HR 676:

With the introduction of Senate Bill 703, the single-payer movement is gearing up to support a Senate strategy.  We applaud Senator Sanders [VT] for introducing S703 "the American Health Security Act," a comprehensive single-payer bill, though not a direct companion bill to HR 676. Differences between the bills are noted in the attached document created by Dr. Len Rodberg, PNHP.  

Healthcare-NOW! recognizes that HR 676 has aspects that are preferable to S703.  For example, HR 676 builds on the existing structure of Medicare, which should allow for an easier, quicker, and less expensive transition to universal single-payer.  Also, the taxing structure set up in 676 is preferable--a more equitable split between employer and employee, plus the higher tax on the wealthiest 5% and the small transfer tax on stocks and bonds transfers helps to address the huge gap between the rich and working class & poor.   HR 676 legislation is more inclusive of ALL residents, which emphasizes our mission of implementing a health care system that respects health as a human right.
S703 also has preferable points to HR 676. S703 stresses the need for community health centers to be fully funded, giving the 60 million Americans now living in rural and underserved areas access to care.  It also addresses the critical shortage of primary care physicians and dentists, the bill provides resources for the National Health Service Corps to train an additional 24,000 health professionals.  

We urge you to look over the differences and prepare to support S703 to bring single-payer into the dialogue of the Senate.  In the coming months, Healthcare-NOW! and allied organizations encourage you to lobby your Representatives to continue support and cosponsorship of HR 676 as well as your Senators to cosponsor S703.  There are currently no cosponsors of S703, so we challenge you to bring the first Senator on board! 

The next national call-in day is April 15th.  We will be sending you an announcement and sample script to contact your Senators to cosponsor S703.  The bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee, so contacting Senators serving on this committee urging support of S703 is also strategic.

Physicians for a National Health Program has submitted highlights of S703:

Patients go to any doctor or hospital of their choice. 

The program is paid for by combining current sources of government health spending into a single fund with modest new taxes amounting to less than what people now pay for insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. 

Comprehensive benefits, including coverage for dental, mental health, and prescription drugs. 

While federally funded, the program is to be administered by the states. 

By eliminating the high overhead and profits of the private, investor-owned insurance industry, along with the burdensome paperwork imposed on physicians, hospitals and other providers, the plan saves at least $400 billion annually - enough money to provide comprehensive, quality care to all. 

Community health centers are fully funded, giving the 60 million Americans now living in rural and underserved areas access to care. 

To address the critical shortage of primary care physicians and dentists, the bill provides resources for the National Health Service Corps to train an additional 24,000 health professionals. Sanders, who serves on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is a longtime advocate of fundamental health care reform. His new bill draws heavily upon the single-payer legislation introduced by the late Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) in 1993, S. 491, and closely parallels similar legislation pending before the House, H.R. 1200, introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).

There is no summary available yet, but the full text of legislation is found here: http://pnhp.org/PDF_files/American-Health-Security-Act-single-payer.pdf

Lynn Huidekoper, RN 
Legislative Liaison 
Health Care for All Californians-Silicon Valley Coalition 
Senator Mark Leno's Single Payer bill, SB810
Menlo Park CA. 
650-322-9609 
http://www.onecarenow.org 
http://www.healthcareforall.org 
Health Care is a Human Right

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