Action alert for Single Payer Health Care - check in here if you really want it

[kristopher]

Please keep this kicked until Sept 15th.

http://www.change.org/actions/view/please_support_rep_w...

http://www.change.org/actions/view/please_support_rep_w...

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ALL of the above links take you to an e-version of this letter:

Dear Congressman XXX

I write to urge your support for the Weiner Single-Payer Amendment to HR 3200, which will receive a floor vote in September.

The Weiner amendment would replace Division A of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the “U.S. National Health Care Act,” sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. This would effectively transform HR 3200 into single-payer legislation. Single-payer is a superior reform to HR 3200 in many ways:

* Single payer would provide universal and comprehensive coverage for all medically necessary services. Unamended, HR 3200 would leave millions uninsured or with skimpy coverage.

* Single payer allows patients free choice of doctor and hospital. Under HR 3200, insurance companies would continue to deny care and restrict access to services.

* Single payer pays for itself by eliminating $400 billion in insurance company administrative waste and redirecting it to care. HR 3200 requires $1 trillion in new revenue in the next decade.

* Single payer establishes proven and effective cost-containing mechanisms to ensure that benefits are sustainable over the long run. HR 3200 lacks effective cost controls.

The Weiner amendment presents an historic opportunity for Members to register their support for single-payer national health insurance as the best way to solve the U.S. healthcare crisis. It additionally will provide a vote that Members can stand by when approached by constituents.

While we recognize the political imperative to pass healthcare reform, it is important to remember that the purpose of reform is to ease the burden for all Americans. Only single-payer healthcare meets that goal—both medically and economically. The Weiner Amendment deserves your vote.

Your Name

Please keep this kicked until Sept. 15th.



H.R. 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
111th Congress

The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries.


1/26/2009--Introduced.

United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act - Establishes the United States National
Health Care (USNHC) Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care.

Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own facilities to participate.

Gives patients the freedom to choose from participating physicians and institutions.

Prohibits a private health insurer from selling health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act. Allows such insurers to sell benefits that are not medically necessary, such as cosmetic surgery benefits.

Sets forth methods to pay institutional providers of care and health professionals for services. Prohibits financial incentives between HMOs and physicians based on utilization.

Establishes the USNHC Trust Fund to finance the Program with amounts deposited: (1) from existing sources of government revenues for health care; (2) by increasing personal income taxes on the top 5% income earners; (3) by instituting a progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment income; and (4) by instituting a small tax on stock and bond transactions. Transfers and appropriates to carry out this Act amounts that would have been appropriated for federal public health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Requires the USNHC Program to give first priority in retraining and job placement and USNHC employment transition benefits to individuals whose jobs are eliminated due to reduced administration.

Requires creation of a confidential electronic patient record system.

Establishes a National Board of Universal Quality and Access to provide advice on quality, access, and affordability.
Provides for: (1) the eventual integration of the Indian Health Service into the Program; and (2) evaluation of the continued independence of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health programs.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-676&...

Link to full text
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-...

Please keep kicked until Sept 15th. every letter will help.

[madokie]

1. Sounds good to me

+1

[kristopher]

4. Email the link, please. nt

[madokie]

8. Already have

[timtom]

22. My first K & R

[williesgirl]

2. k&r

[corpseratemedia]

3. add me in

[joeycola]

5. Gladly rec.

[AndyA]

6. Kicking and recommended. n/m

[lildreamer316]

7. Done, thank you. n/t

[adamuu]

9. max kick duration is two days on GP & GDP, I believe. n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

10. Check!

[adamuu]

11. signed. n/t

[druidity33]

12. CBO is scoring Single Payer...

Do we know when that analysis will be ready?

Those numbers will be a potent weapon in the upcoming battle to make legislators consider Single Payer an option...

[kristopher]

27. I called Weiner's office last Friday and they ARE going to score it.

The paperwork has been submitted and they are waiting. The aide seemed to believe it would be done in a timely manner.

[slipslidingaway]

31. When I spoke with Weiner's office on Thursday they had not sent

anything over to the CBO, hopefully that was done Friday.

[kristopher]

34. Apparently it was...

They also strongly pressed the point about calling our reps.

[slipslidingaway]

37. Thanks for the update and yes we need to continue to press our reps. n/t

[DKRC]

13. K & R

[Greyhound]

14. K&R

You'll have to re-post as I believe this will be archived before the 15th.
& R

[Echo In Light]

15. K&R - it'll never happen in this sicko empire though

[area51]

16. k&r (n/t)

[Cleita]

17. K&R

[Lugnut]

18. K&R

[Hun Joro]

19. Kick

[redqueen]

20. K&R

[trayfoot]

21. Done!

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Medicare for all is my first choice. Medicare for anyone who wants it is my second, but it's

the one I have more hope for in getting passed. (And even that hope is mighty slim right now in terms of a _good_ public option that like MediCare.)

[glinda]

24. K&R

[noiretextatique]

25. kick

[lib_wit_it]

26. ***Also***

Please view and share these Single Payer Health Care for Dummies videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng4TnKqy6A

http://www.grahamazon.com/sp/whatissinglepayer.php


And, don't forget about: http://www.madashelldoctors.com / or on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115217378490&ref=...

[Beartracks]

51. ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is a GREAT video! I LOL'd at the stick-figure depiction of people needing health care -- including the guy with two heads. I know the little drawings are intended to represent very real, serious medical needs, illnesses, accidents, etc., but the stick figures are just friggin hilarious, and eminently entertaining.

[lib_wit_it]

54. Ha--I loved the two-headed stick figure, too! I think these vids could go a long way toward winning

over people who aren't total RW mindless just-say-noers. I encourage everyone to share, share, share!

[lib_wit_it]

55. Oh, and your sig line is killer! (Of course, those are TheFamily values.)

[burrowowl]

28. K&R

[Dragonfli]

29. K&R

[slipslidingaway]

30. knr nt

[debbierlus]

32. This makes no sense - something is off here

I am thrilled to see all the support for the single payer amendment to HR676 - I am confused as to why my posts in support of HR676 are repeatedly voted down.

Who the hell is rating them down, if this board wants single payer?

[SergeStorms]

65. Trolls

It's obvious there are a significant number of trolls who've infiltrated DU and are hell bent on skewing polls etc. Why do they bother? Got me. It's not like this is the official site of the Democratic Party or anything.

[NikolaC]

68. I Don't Know

I tried to rec it and it still came up with 0 recs. Personal axes to grind maybe ?

[Enthusiast]

76. These are your stealth

DU Republicans. They are Christian university students and RW activists. They play DUers so as to sway our thinking over to the fascist ideology. Ain't working.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. Done and sent to 50 friends.

Excellent! Thanks.

[LaydeeBug]

35. kick.

[unkachuck]

36. K&R....n/t

[flyarm]

38. k&r

[snot]

39. k&r'd

[Lifelong Protester]

40. K & R and signed...

[Kansas Wyatt]

41. K&R

[donheld]

42. I want it now!

[lonestarnot]

43. In!

[Kaleva]

44. kicked

[BattyDem]

45. K & R

[upi402]

46. Sen Murray, WA is getting "free" ads from big pharma right now!

Gee, how nice of them, and how nice for her!

Listening to the Thom Hartman show on Air America I heard that Sen Cantwell, WA is getting the same win-win friendly treatment as well.

Golly what a wonderful world of daisies and butterflies!

[MrMickeysMom]

47. YES, YES, YES, K&R ...

Weeks ago I had understood CBO would finally score it, but wasn't convinced with that phone call.

Weiner is a champion, Kuchinch and Conyers are heros AND WE NEED TO STAY ON THIS.

Thank you!

[Bozita]

48. K&R

[Samantha]

49. Kicking your thread

I really like this idea.

Sam

[TankLV]

50. Done.

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[WillyT]

52. Big K & R !!!

[t0dd]

53. k&r

[csziggy]

56. K&R

[tomm2thumbs]

57. keeeeek!

[Overseas]

58. K&R.

HR 676 back again !! Yaay!!

[TommyPaine]

59. Done. Hope my Republican Congressman (Dave Reichert) listens.

I may actually vote for him in 2010 if he supports it (current odds stand at about 1 in 25).

[timtom]

60. I wonder why more people aren't kicking this???

My second K & R for this thread.

[andym]

61. k&r n/t

[Lena inRI]

62. Of cooooooouuuuuuurrrrse! K & R

M E D I C A R E

F O R

A L L !

[Kaleko]

63. Signed and passed on.

[DeeDeeNY]

64. K & R

[Roland99]

66. Gladly K&R!!

[NikolaC]

67. K&R

[MasonJar]

69. Signed.

[VOX]

70. Want and need...done and kicked! n/t

[StarfarerBill]

71. Signed, recommended, and kicked

[jschurchin]

72. K&R (nt)

[4dsc]

73. Bump this up..

[Kitty Herder]

74. K&R

[Christa]

75. K & R nt

[a kennedy]

77. kick