North Alabama » health care reform http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org Health Care for All Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Summary chart of the new healthcare reform bill / two articles http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/243/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/243/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:20:30 +0000 LaHaynes http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=243

Summary of the new House bill on healthcare reform (written by the House)

Article from Truthout  — It says healthcare reform doesn’t go far enough … we’ve given in too much to the powerful insurance companies. Some 12 million people will still not be covered. The premiums for the Public Option will be higher than private insurance, since utilization might not be monitored as closely and it will attract a less healthy pool of participants.

Article from Paul Krugman of the NY Times -- he is hopeful that the legislation, though not perfect, is passed in the House. He thinks the current “undecided centrists” will influence the outcome.  The biggest problem is the misinformation machine.


]]> http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/243/feed/ 0 Madison Street Festival Report Oct. 3, 2009 http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/madison-street-festival-report/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/madison-street-festival-report/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:15:17 +0000 Webmaster http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=208 We had a great response yesterday from people at the Madison Street Festival!  We gave out all of our wristbands and most bandaids and our printed materials. In addition, 64 new people signed up for our email list.

As we spoke with people … many had never heard of the “Medicare for All” idea … and wondered where it has been this whole debate.  Of course, it’s been suppressed by Congresspeople at the bidding of their insurance/drug/medical campaign donors.  That’s why we have to continue informing more people and encouraging them to join our efforts — and then, together, we can press Congress to listen to us, for a change.

Big thanks go to our wonderful team of volunteers:

Pippa Abston — wristbands

Aleta Appling — booth volunteer

David Barry — booth volunteer

Lameka Carter — booth volunteer

Gloria Guay — booth volunteer

Jennifer Humiston — booth volunteer

Stephanie Monahon — volunteer scheduling

Robyn Moore — booth volunteer

Doug Roth — booth volunteer and copies of materials

Anis Salib — copies of materials

Margaret Stephens — bandaids with our logo

Stef Watson — webmaster and booth volunteer

Linda Woodcock — booth volunteer and booth supplies

Gordon Woodcock — booth volunteer and booth supplies

We salute you all for taking time out of your busy Saturday to spread the word about “Medicare for All”!

Thank you,

Linda

Here are photos from the festival.

Yahoo page

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthAlabamaHealthcareForAll/photos/album/2129857296/pic/list

Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/NorthAlabamaHealthcareForAll?v=photos&ref=mf#/album.php?aid=149607&id=159504394739

]]> http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/10/madison-street-festival-report/feed/ 0 Healthcare Reform UAH Event – Sept. 30, 2009 http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-reform-uah-event/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-reform-uah-event/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:21:57 +0000 LaHaynes http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=213 Hi all,

Great crowd tonight! We were happy to see almost 90 people come out for Dr. Pippa Abston’s talk on Universal Single Payer (Medicare for All) on the UAHuntsville campus.

She is a fantastic presenter and handled the questions with ease — even those from the 10 or so people in the audience who are against all reforms.  We were glad to have a very civil audience.

We had a good mix of people attending this event … including quite a few students! (Thanks to the efforts of Tommy Watts, president of the UAHuntsville College Democrats group which hosted the event.)

All four TV stations came out (19, 31, 48 and 54) plus the Huntsville Times. I’ll post their coverage when it’s available… unless someone beats me to it. :-)  [The Huntsville Times article is below]

Here are links to event photos on our Yahoo page and our Facebook page.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthAlabamaHealthcareForAll/photos/album/412201952/pic/list

http://www.facebook.com/NorthAlabamaHealthcareForAll

We thank Dr. Abston for her continued commitment to spreading the word about Medicare for All and bringing affordable, quality healthcare to all Americans!

Linda

]]> http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-reform-uah-event/feed/ 0 Healthcare Rally September 26, 2009 http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-rally-september-26-2009/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-rally-september-26-2009/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:27:14 +0000 Webmaster http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=215 We had about 20-25 people at today’s “Healthcare Not Warfare” rally in Huntsville …  and I’m sure the steady drizzle kept many others away. :-)

I posted photos on Yahoo here

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthAlabamaHealthcareForAll/photos/album/1958635078/pic/list

And, posted them on Facebook here

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=147383&id=159504394739&saved#/album.php?aid=147383&id=159504394739

The Huntsville Times and WLRH both sent reporters to cover us. Keep an eye/ear out for their reports.

We thank everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to join us this wet morning. That was dedication!

Linda

]]> http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/09/healthcare-rally-september-26-2009/feed/ 0 Health Care Reform: Can We Have Universal Coverage, http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/08/health-care-reform-can-we-have-universal-coverage/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/08/health-care-reform-can-we-have-universal-coverage/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:20 +0000 Webmaster http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=217 Quality Care and Controlled Costs? – Aug. 25, 2009

Below is media coverage on last night’s healthcare forum in Huntsville from Channel 48/WAFF and the Huntsville Times. Channel 19/WHNT hasn’t posted their video to the website … I’ll send that when available.

Special thanks go to Sherry Walker who brought the signs “Respect” and “Healthcare Reform: Discussion not Disruption.”  These signs were featured in both media pieces.

It was fun watching the 10 PM newscast segments on my television last night … I saw friends in those who I didn’t know came … I guess that will happen with almost 300 people in the room!  :-)

I was also pleasantly surprised to see about 20 local doctors stand up when asked to by our accomplished moderator.

If you attended the event, please share your thoughts … what new information you learned, what stood out for you about what our distinguished panelists and/or moderator had to say, or other general comments about the event.

Thank you, everyone!

Linda

‘A ray of hope’ for reform amid the sound and fury

Different kind of healthcare forum held in Huntsville

]]> http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/08/health-care-reform-can-we-have-universal-coverage/feed/ 0 Healthcare: The next generation – June 27, 2009 http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/06/healthcare-the-next-generation/ http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/2009/06/healthcare-the-next-generation/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:14:08 +0000 Webmaster http://northalabamahealthcareforall.org/?p=206 I wanted to let everyone know that the healthcare reform event on Saturday drew 51 people!  That’s not bad for a very hot and sunny Saturday afternoon. As you know, we co-sponsored this event with Organizing for America and Health Careers Opportunity Program at AL A&M University.

Big thanks go to these folks from our HCEA e-mail list group for their part in the event:

+  Razi Hassan, PhD — for having his students help sponsor and volunteer at this event; making the room arrangements; and handling event publicity on campus.

+  Anis Salib, PhD — for giving a short talk on the healthcare reform scene in Washington, DC as it is today.

+  Pippa Abston, MD — for giving a short talk on the Alabama numbers … uninsured, underinsured and about the monopoly that Blue Cross/Blue Shield has in our state. (Many of us were surprised they have 83%!)

+  Jennifer Humiston — for helping with handouts, participant sign-ins, and posting flyers before the event.

Channel 48/WAAF -TV came out and taped a segment for their 5 PM news on Saturday. Maybe some of you caught that?

If not, here’s the link http://www.waff.com/global/story.asp?s=10607969

Linda

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