[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Breaking news: Single payer to be voted on in House of Representatives

Thu Aug 6 11:23:21 CDT 2009

Yes, excellent. Thanks Matt, yay, Kucinich.
 --Jenifer

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From: Matt Reichel <mattreichel at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Breaking news: Single payer to be voted on in House of Representatives
To: peace-discuss at anti-war.net
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:29 AM

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The blue dog Democrats are allowing a vote on single-payer, HR 676, only to demonstrate the lack of support for it: there are only 85 co-sponsors, and few others would likely vote for the bill at this time. They can then trumpet Obama's flawed public option as the only politically "viable" option.
According to Dennis Kucinich, who I saw this past Sunday at an event in Aurora, our strategy now should be supporting the Kucinich amendment to Obama's plan, which would allow individual states to enact single-payer systems. It seems more likely that, as in Canada, the United States will go single-payer state by state.

Best,
Matt 

Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:34:46 -0500
From: barkes at gmail.com
To: peace-discuss at anti-war.net
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Breaking news: Single payer to be voted on in House of Representatives

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From: Lynn Unruh <lunruh at mail.ucf.edu>
Date: Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Subject: Fwd: Breaking news: Single payer to be voted on in House ofRepresentatives

Hi all,

I do NOT want to be taxed so that the insurance and pharmaceutical company CEOs can continue to maintain their horrible greedy lifestyles (the current watered down Obama plan). I want to be taxed ONLY to pay into a universal health account so that people who can't afford health care can get it.  I am sick and tired of healthcare reform being manipulated by the people largely responsible for our problems.  Frankly, the Obama-supported plan SUCKS.  Only a single payer plan will improve this morass we call "healthcare"

I've had some wine tonight.  Forgive my opinionated tirade.  Please consider asking your congress person to support the single payer bill, which doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell.

Take care,

Lynn

Lynn Unruh, PhD, RN, LHRM

Associate Professor
Department of Health Management & Informatics
College of Health and Public Affairs
HPA-2, Room 210-L
4000 Central Florida Blvd
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-2205
lunruh at mail.ucf.edu
Phone:  (407) 823-4237
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>>> Physicians for a National Health Program <info at pnhp.org> 8/5/2009 6:31 PM >>>
In this e-mail:

  1. Single payer to receive a vote on the floor of the U.S. House
  2. Media appearances by Obama's doctor (and PNHPer) Dr. David Scheiner
  3. New Kaiser Comparison of Congressional Health Plans
  4. Invitation to PNHP's Annual Meeting: Saturday, October 24

August 5, 2009

Dear PNHP Members and Friends,

Breaking News!

Last Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi committed to bringing single-payer to a vote before the full House of Representatives when the chamber reconvenes to debate national health care reform in September.

The vote will come in the form of an amendment to the House Leadership's incremental health legislation. The amendment, offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), would effectively remove the entire existing health plan and replace it with the text of H.R. 676, Rep. John Conyers' single-payer legislation. (click here to see the text of the amendment).

This vote presents a truly historic opportunity - the first time that single-payer will be voted on in the Congress. (See the news release below).

PNHP and allied groups are now marshaling our forces to win maximum support for the Weiner single-payer amendment. We're launching a new national campaign staffed by Ali Thebert and Nicholas Skala to make sure that members of Congress hear from their physician constituents that single payer is the only solution to the U.S. health care crisis.

Here's what you can do:

1.  Use PNHP's online campaign tool: send a letter to your Representative supporting the Weiner single payer amendment (click here to send a letter!).

2.  Arrange a meeting with your Representative: and use Weiner Single Payer Amendment lobbying materials available on the campaign web site (click here for the campaign web site). Try to visit your Representatives during the August recess while members are still in their districts. If you need help or strategy advice, email ali at pnhp.org.

3. Speak out to local media and / or publish an op-ed: Please forward the included press release on the Weiner Amendment to your local media and offer to speak to the local press on behalf of the Amendment. Editorial board meetings and op-eds are also helpful at this time. (Click here for tips on writing op-eds)

In other news, PNHPer Dr. David Scheiner has been appearing in the media nationwide. Dr. Scheiner was Obama's personal physician for 22 years until Obama became president. He was also the medical partner of PNHP National Coordinator Dr. Quentin Young for 30 years.

Dr. Scheiner has criticized the Obama health plan and called for single payer instead in media outlets ranging from Forbes magazine to Lou Dobbs to FOX News.
Watch Dr. Scheiner's appearance on CNN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb-OVHmhQFM

Dr. Scheiner will appear on "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, August 7 at 10:00 Eastern on HBO. Be sure to tune in!

Other PNHP leaders have taken to the airwaves, including Margaret Flowers, Oliver Fein, Garrett Adams, Claudia Fegan and Andy Coates. Please exert every effort to speak out yourself, including through letters to the editor and op-eds.

For those of you who need help understanding the details of the various reform plans coming out of the House and Senate, the Kaiser Family Foundation has a side-by-side comparison tool for all proposals, including the House (HR 676) and Senate (HR 703) single-payer bills. (Click here for the Kaiser tool).

Finally, registration for the PNHP annual meeting on October 24 in Cambridge, MA is now open at www.pnhp.org/meeting. See our invitation letter reprinted below. We hope to see you there!

Cordially,

Quentin Young, M.D.
National Coordinator

Ida Hellander, M.D.
Executive Director

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