[Peace-discuss] Fw: [IllinoisSinglePayer] Fwd: Call Congress - Single-Payer Bill to be Reintroduced

[David Johnson]

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From: Anne Scheetz 
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Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:48 AM
Subject: Call Congress - Single-Payer Bill to be Reintroduced
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      Dear Anne:

      Ask your Representative to become an original cosponsor of HR 676: "The Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act." today!

      Rep. John Conyers is going to reintroduce national, single-payer healthcare legislation very soon--sometime this week.

      Before he introduces the bill, Mr. Conyers would like to have as many original cosponsors as possible. Please call your Representative today and ask them to cosponsor HR 676.

      Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (866) 220-0044, ask for your representative's office, and then ask them to sign as a co-sponsor.

      Be sure to mention that in order to become an original cosponsor of H.R. 676, your Representative will need to contact Michael Darner from Rep. Conyers' office at michael.darner at mail.house.gov or (202) 225-5126.

      If you don't know your US House Representative, find out here.

      Current Representatives already on board (thank them if you're in their district): Nadler, Schakowsky, Pingree, Grijalva, Ellison, Hank Johnson, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Takano, Holmes-Norton, Lofgren, Rangel, Moore, Chu, Al Green, Farr, McGovern, Welch, Clarke, Lee, Nolan, Pocan, Doyle, Engel, Gutierrez, Frederica Wilson, Cohen, Edwards, McDermott, Clay, Huffman, Roybal-Allard, Cummings, Yarmuth, George Miller, Honda, Christensen, Rush.

      Here is the "Dear Colleague" letter from Rep. Conyers:

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      Dear Colleague:

      I invite you to become a cosponsor of H.R. 676, "The Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act," which enjoyed the support of 77 cosponsors in the 112th Congress. HR 676 also has the support of over 17,000 doctors, 14,000 nurses, and hundreds of labor unions from across the nation.

      Under H.R. 676, the American health care system would transition to a privately-delivered, publicly-financed non-profit universal health care system. The United States remains the only country in the industrialized world that has a for-profit health care delivery system that is unable to contain health care spending. This dysfunctional system places a heavy burden on the budgets of states, municipalities, and American families.

      Under H.R. 676, every resident of the United States would receive a card at birth that would guarantee access to a full range of medically necessary services, including primary care, dental care, prescription drugs, mental health services, and long-term care. There would be no restrictions on choice of physician or health care provider. Americans would have greater freedom to pursue work opportunities because health insurance would no longer be tied to employment.

      In addition to expanding access to care, H.R. 676 would curb the growth of health care spending and place our country on a sustainable fiscal path. H.R. 676 would provide approximately $300 billion dollars in savings by improving efficiency in our health care system.

      Sincerely,
      JOHN CONYERS, JR.
      Member of Congress

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      Sincerely,
      Ben, Zoraida, and Jeff
      Healthcare-NOW! National Staff
     
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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
Hope is the belief in the plausibility of the possible, as opposed to the necessity of the probable.--Maimonides


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