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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper@hotmail.com><BR>Subject: Meeting Agenda and Reminder Single Payer Coalition Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 -4/16<BR>To: "Essie WILPF" <wurldhope@yahoo.com>, "Caroline Yacoub-Green Party" <carolineyacoub@att.net><BR>Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 12:01 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>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. <IMG height=19 alt="" src="http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/emoticons/smile_nerd.gif" width=19></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>2)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I would attend if the meetings were held at a different time______My preference would be_________________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>3)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I have other reasons why I don’t/can’t attend______________________________________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>4)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I would be willing to help with copying flyers,etc._________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>5)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I would be willing to do phone banking from home <IMG height=19 alt="" src="http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/emoticons/phone.gif" width=19>for finding groups who would like speakers, let folks know about events,etc. __________________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>6)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I would like to become a speaker _________________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><FONT face=Calibri color=#000000 size=3>Thanks, Lynn, Co-Chair, Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition</FONT></DIV>
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<P align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><FONT color=#00b0f0 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Thursday April 16 from 4:30 to 6:30</SPAN></FONT></EM></FONT></DIV> <BR>
<P align=center> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">At LISHC, Low Income Self-Help Center</SPAN></DIV>
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<LI>Welcome and check-in </LI></UL> <BR><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#c00000><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>National Scene</FONT></FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#c00000><FONT size=3></FONT><BR> <BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Report on LA Single Payer Rally outside White House healthcare forum of April 6.</SPAN></LI></UL><BR>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Update/discussion Senate single-payer bill, S. 703. Compare with Conyers House Bill 676. <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(191,0,95)">(Please see comparison Lynn sent below.)</SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL><BR>
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<LI>Report from special committee re: planning a viewing of Frontline piece or other.</LI></UL><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Joan, Martha, Katherine<BR><BR></SPAN>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Report from special committee re: further education with Obama groups we have spoken to. Collaborate with them to plan a forum or viewing/forum <BR></SPAN></LI></UL> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Greg, Katherine, Lynn</SPAN><BR><BR>
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<LI>Update from Greg and Sandy re: Labor Party's plans for another forum collaborating with labor groups?</LI></UL><STRONG></STRONG> <BR>
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<LI>PDA(Progressive Democrats of America)'s Action</LI></UL><STRONG> </STRONG> <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT color=#00b0f0>HR 676 Week of Action: April 18 - 25</FONT></SPAN></STRONG><FONT size=2><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Plan an event or join in one near you! Lynn</SPAN></STRONG></FONT><BR>
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<LI>Truth Commission WEAP, Women's Economic Agenda Project, Teach-In, Sat. April 18 10A-2P "Health Care: It's What Ails Us"</LI></UL><STRONG></STRONG> <BR><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=#c00000 size=3><EM>State Scene</EM></FONT></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#c00000 size=3><STRONG><EM> </EM></STRONG><FONT color=#000000>Report on Senate Health Cmte. hearing and vote on SB810 April 15 Lynn</FONT></FONT><BR><BR>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other Committee Reports Outreach, Education, Legislation, Action, Media</SPAN></LI></UL><BR>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Announcements<BR></SPAN></LI></UL><BR><BR><FONT style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)">Katherine Bock<BR>The Low-Income Self-Help Center<BR>525 W. Alma<BR>San José, CA 95125<BR>(408) 363-1368 home<BR>phone (408) 977-1275 / fax (408) 977-1650</FONT><BR>
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<DIV><EM><FONT color=#8000ff></FONT></EM> </DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(192,0,0)">Fw: Comparison of the 2 Federal Single Payer bills, S. 703 and HR676</SPAN><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 4/10/09, Lynn Huidekoper <I><lynn_huidekoper@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper@hotmail.com><BR>Subject: Comparison of the 2 Federal Single Payer bills, S. 703 and HR676<BR>To: "Lynn Huidekoper" <lynn_huidekoper@hotmail.com><BR>Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 6:58 PM<BR><BR>
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<TD class=EC_EC_contentheading width="100%">From yet another good SP website: <A href="http://www.phimg.org/V2/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.phimg.org/V2/</A><BR> <BR>Key differences beween S703 and HR676 <BR></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>From <A href="http://www.healthcare-now.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Healthcare-Now!</A> comes the following analysis detailing the key differences between the recently introduced Senate single-payer bill and HR 676:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR>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. <BR><BR>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! <BR><BR><EM><FONT color=#00b0f0><STRONG>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.<BR></STRONG></FONT></EM><BR>Physicians for a National Health Program has submitted highlights of S703:<BR>
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<LI>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. </LI></UL>
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<LI>Comprehensive benefits, including coverage for dental, mental health, and prescription drugs. </LI></UL>
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<LI>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. </LI></UL>
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<LI>Community health centers are fully funded, giving the 60 million Americans now living in rural and underserved areas access to care. </LI></UL>
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<LI>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. </LI></UL>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.).<BR><BR>There is no summary available yet, but the full text of legislation is found here: <A href="http://pnhp.org/PDF_files/American-Health-Security-Act-single-payer.pdf" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://pnhp.org/PDF_files/American-Health-Security-Act-single-payer.pdf</A></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><FONT face="Garamond, Times,
Serif">Lynn Huidekoper, RN <IMG src="http://gfx3.mail.live.com/mail/11.00/updatebeta/emoticons/rainbow.gif"><BR>Legislative Liaison <BR>Health Care for All Californians-Silicon Valley Coalition </FONT><BR><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif">Senator Mark Leno's Single Payer bill, SB810<BR>Menlo Park CA. <BR>650-322-9609 <BR>http://www.onecarenow.org <BR>http://www.healthcareforall.org <BR>Health Care is a Human Right</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>