[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] Carle Clinic Protest - Tues., Nov. 20 / 11 a.m. -12:30

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Bravo on this one, too!!

Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu> wrote:  
CARLE CLINIC PROTEST - Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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>The Health Care Access Task Force is protesting Carle Clinic to demand an end to Carle Clinic's harmful and discriminatory policies and practices that have resulted in limiting or denying care to thousands of Champaign County residents (please read the bottom of this message for more facts).
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>While Carle Clinic has publicly promised the community that it would expand access to care for people with Medicaid and All Kids insurance (primarily women and children), it has been sending letters to pregnant women, clearly stating that if they intend to use insurance provided through Medicaid, they will have to go somewhere else for their prenatal care. Here is a portion of the letter that Carle Clinic is sending out:
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>"Carle Clinic is unable to accept new Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, All Kids, etc., so if you have no insurance and are planning on applying for IDHFS ... "Moms & Babies" program ... you will need to contact" someone else for prenatal services.
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>This is just one recent example of a category of patients affected by Carle Clinic's harmful and discriminatory policies.
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>CCHCC's Health Care Access Task Force is working to end the local health care access crisis and to create a lasting solution that guarantees quality, affordable health care for all Champaign County residents.

>Everyone is invited to participate in the protest and join the Health Care Access Task Force!
>
>WHAT: Carle Clinic Thanksgiving Protest
>WHEN: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
>TIME: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (join us for whatever portion of time you can!)
>WHERE: Carle Clinic - 602 W. University Avenue in Urbana
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>The Health Care Access Task Force will provide the protest signs for anyone who wishes to carry a sign!
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>RSVP here:
>http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/index.php?action=Display%20Page&id=554
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>FACTS ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE ACCESS CRISIS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY:
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>* 40% of Champaign County residents (more than 75,000 people) are locked out of the local health care system.
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>* Carle and Christie Clinics' policies deny, limit, or price out of reach health care appointments and services to over 40% of our County's people.
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>* Those who can't get health care appointments and services because of Carle Clinic and Christie Clinic's policies include:
>- people with Medicaid insurance (approx. 20,449)
>- people without insurance (approx. 54,990)
>- people who may be insured but have medical debt and can't meet unreasonable payment demands of Carle Clinic and Christie Clinic (unknown number of individuals).
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>Please contact CCHCC at (217) 352-6533 or email
>cchcc at healthcareconsumers.org for more information or to RSVP to the protest.
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>Thank you for your support!
>
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>Champaign County Health Care Consumers
>44 E. Main Street Suite 208
>Champaign, IL 61820
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>Phone: (217) 352-6533
>Fax: (217) 352-9745
>E-mail: cchcc at healthcareconsumers.org
>Web: www.healthcareconsumers.org
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>-- 
>Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF)
>610 E. Springfield Ave.
>Champaign, IL 61820
>Office Hours: Mon - Fri from 12-5pm
>(217) 352-8721 | idf at prairienet.org
>www.prairienet.org/idf
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