Organizing for Single-Payer Health Care in the Philadelphia Region
Health Care for All Philadelphia is a coalition of health professionals and activists dedicated to achieving a publicly financed, single payer health plan that provides one standard of cost-effective, high quality care for all people.
Updates
November Health Care for All Philly Meeting Special Cancellation
Because Nov. 8 is Election Day, there will be NO general meeting that day. Please come to the next general meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Single-Payer Rally at Occupy Philly – Tuesday, Oct. 18
Join Healthcare for All Philadelphia and Healthcare-NOW! at Occupy Philly to rally for single-payer, Medicare-for-All!
Tuesday, October 18th, 5:00pm-6:30pm
Dilworth Plaza/The Peoples’ Plaza, City Hall
We believe healthcare is a human right. Our health and well-being should not be controlled by for-profit Wall Street corporations and their moguls. Healthcare should be nonprofit, comprehensive, and cover everyone from birth to death.
Instead, 50 million people are uninsured and 30 million are under-insured. 45,000 people die each year from lack of access to healthcare. Most bankruptcies are due to medical bills/illness.
This is unacceptable! Lets make it known at City Hall this Tuesday!
For more information, contact Vanessa@healthcare-now.org or call 1.800.453.1305.
Important Upcoming Events
Attend DRBC in Trenton on Nov 21 from 10 to 12 to oppose fracking in Delaware River watershed. Bus from 30th St. Station, $20.00.
Attend a labor film series entitled “Americans in Struggle” and sponsored by PUP, CBTU, AFL-CIO and CLUW. They are on 5 Tuesday nights. Email Diane at dianemohgo@aol.com for list.
On December 6, we decided to attend the Paul Farmer lecture at the main library in place of our steering committee meeting. He’ll speak about Haiti Post Earthquake.
Next meeting, Nov 1 at Temple – 7PM. Dec 13 at PCC – 7PM: Meeting canceled Nov 8 election day.
Email Linda at beckman5@verizon.net for leaflets to use when you do outreach (including one in Spanish) and for dates and places for outreach events.
Dinner with Dr. Hsiao
Dr. Bill Hsiao came to Philly to speak about single payer in Vermont, but also share some of his life experience shaping the health systems in nine countries!! He was a humble speaker given his unique background and spoke with both wisdom and humor. One consistent theme though was that in analyzing all of the health systems and best practices, single payer consistently comes out on top. We were fortunate to have him come.
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