• Thursday, January 28, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran
Church, 2000 S. Lemay, Fort Collins
HEALTH CARE REFORM & MEDICARE
Dr. Glenn Pearson, past President of
Physicians for a National Health Program, will share his perspective
on national health reform and Medicare. Will it improve or protect
Medicare?
Northern Colorado Chapter Report - November 1, 2009
Interest,
awareness and activism are growing in Northern
Colorado.
Throughout the summer and fall many HCAC members have been writing
letters to
the editor and phoning, emailing and talking with our members in
Congress about
reform.
Chapter
members staffed weekend booths at the New West (August) and Sustainable
Living
(September) fairs, where people signed petitions and filled out
postcards to
members of Congress and good conversation about health care reform took
center
stage.
On September 13 nearly 500 people
turned out for a rally
hosted by the Chapter for the Mad as Hell Doctors. Speeches from the
Docs,
music by local songwriters, and a large stage presence of more than 25
local
health care providers raised spirits for the push for reform. The Docs
stopover
was a centerpiece for the six-part program series sponsored by the
public
library district.
The October chapter meeting saw nearly
60 people squeezed
into the room to view Money-Driven Medicine, based on a book of
the same
name by Maggie Mahar. Local docs fielded questions and shared their
perspectives
following the film. Education and advocacy continues with the
Chapter’s
speakers on the stump every week to service clubs, churches, health
care
providers, and colleges.
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION: Write letters to the
editor; call in to talk shows; talk to your friends, neighbors, and relations
about single payer and how HR 676 is different from the public option in the
multipayer HR 3200 (go to www.pnhp.org for more info).
Suggest that your congregation or your organization have a program on health
care reform (info on speakers, dvd’s, etc.: Linda Mahan lmahan@alum.bu.edu or
484-2259). Send a donation to HCAC at www.healthcareforcolorado.org
.
NOTE FOR EVENT ACTIVISTS: There will be town hall meetings,
demonstrations and counter-demonstrations, and other events that will come up
during Aug. & Sept, about which HCAC will need to alert our members who are
interested in participating in these events. We have an "activist alert list"
separate from our larger membership list, to which we send such extra alerts. If
you are not on this activist list and would like to get the alerts, please
contact Eliza Carney, abcdrn@greyrock.org or call
416-0636. If you are on the list and would like to be removed from it, also
contact Eliza. We want everyone to find and feel comfortable in their "niche."
This is an exciting and important time in our country’s
history. We hope every member of HCAC will take the opportunity to be part of
this history. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please let us
know. Thank you!!
And one final note: Calling all businesses: A
coalition of small business owners in Colorado has formed to advocate
for single payer. Please send your contact information to Nathan
Wilkes at business@healthcareforallcolorado.org or for further information contact him at
720-475-4160 or 303-883-7269 (cell).
Tuesday, July 28, 7-8:30 pm, Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley,Health Care Issues: What’s the Problem?Cardiologist Randy Marsh, M.D., current chair of the Colorado Medical Society Congress on Health Care Reform, will present an overview of the issues.
Wednesday, August 12, 7-8:30 pm, Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley, Federal Legislation: Single-payer and other options - The Washington D.C. perspective.
Thursday, September 17, 7-8:30 pm, First Christian Church, 23rd Ave & 13th St., Greeley, State Health Care Issues and Pending Legislation. Colorado Representative Jim Riesberg, Chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee, will discuss state challenges and potential solutions.
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