[Peace-discuss] [CentralILJwJ] Fw: [IllinoisSinglePayer] Fwd: Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice Endorses HR 676

Fri Aug 23 21:39:43 UTC 2013

Let's do it!

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Germaine 

On Aug 23, 2013, at 8:47 AM, pat.simpson at comcast.net wrote:

> Perhaps our local JWJ Chapter can also endorse?
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> Pat
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anne Scheetz
> To: illinois single payer coalition
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:12 PM
> Subject: [IllinoisSinglePayer] Fwd: Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice Endorses HR 676
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Single Payer News <editor at unionsforsinglepayerhealthcare.org>
> Date: Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:37 PM
> Subject: Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice Endorses HR 676
> To: Single Payer News <singlepayernews at unionsforsinglepayerhealthcare.org>
> 
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> Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice Endorses HR 676
> 
> 
> Mary Shesgreen, a member of the steering committee of Northern Illinois
> Jobs with Justice, reports that her organization has made a “wholehearted
> endorsement” of HR 676, Rep. John Conyers’ national single payer health
> care legislation.  Shesgreen said that most of the members of the steering
> committee have long supported  HR 676.
> 
> “A single payer program as provided by HR 676 is the only affordable
> option for universal, comprehensive coverage,” states the resolution
> passed.
> 
> Hale Landes, a member of  IBEW Local Union 134 in Chicago who is also on
> the Jobs with Justice steering committee, said that the resolution for HR
> 676 was unanimously adopted at a retreat on June 27.  Landes is also on
> the Labor Outreach Committee of the Illinois Campaign for Single Payer.
> 
> “We support single payer for all because it is the right thing to do.  We
> at Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice believe that healthcare is a human
> right,” said a release on behalf of the organization.
> 
> Northern Illinois JwJ is the 606th labor organization to endorse HR 676.
> 
> In other news, on July 30, 2013, three additional congresspersons signed
> on to HR 676, bringing the total of co-sponsors in the House to 48.  The
> news ones are Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY- 12), Robert A. Brady (PA-1),
> and Jose E. Serrano (NY-15).
> 
> Your can check the list of HR 676 cosponsors here:
> http://unionsforsinglepayer.org/  Click on 113th Congress in the left
> column.
> 
> #30#
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> 
> HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system by expanding a
> greatly improved Medicare to everyone residing in the U. S.
> 
> HR 676 would cover every person for all necessary medical care including
> prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and
> preventive care, emergency services, dental (including oral surgery,
> periodontics, endodontics), mental health, home health, physical therapy,
> rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision care and
> correction, hearing services including hearing aids, chiropractic, durable
> medical equipment, palliative care, podiatric care, and long term care.
> 
> HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments.  HR 676 would save hundreds of
> billions annually by eliminating the high overhead and profits of  the
> private health insurance industry and HMOs.
> 
> In the current Congress, HR 676 has 48 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers.
> 
> HR 676 has been endorsed by 606 union organizations including 146 Central
> Labor Councils/Area Labor Federations and 43 state AFL-CIO's (KY, PA, CT,
> OH, DE, ND, WA, SC, WY, VT, FL, WI, WV, SD, NC, MO, MN, ME, AR, MD-DC, TX,
> IA, AZ, TN, OR, GA, OK, KS, CO, IN, AL, CA, AK, MI, MT, NE, NJ, NY, NV,
> MA, RI, NH, & ID).
> 
> For further information, a list of union endorsers, or a sample
> endorsement resolution, contact:
> 
> Kay Tillow
> All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
> c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
> 1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
> Louisville, KY 40217
> (502) 636 1551
> 
> Email: nursenpo at aol.com
> http://unionsforsinglepayer.org
> 8/22/13
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> Anne Scheetz, MD, FACP
> Chicago IL
> 773-486-6276
> annescheetz at gmail.com
> Organizer, Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), Illinois Chapter  www.pnhp.org
> Organizer, Illinois Single-Payer Coalition (ISPC)  ilsinglepayer.org
> Secretary, ISPC People with Disabilities Committee
> Corresponding Secretary, ISPC Chicago
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