You know that free healthcare clinic Olbermann is spearheading?

[OneGrassRoot]

First, do you know if it includes dental? From what I've read, it doesn't.

It got me thinking: why not have similar clinics for dental, eye care, and even chiropractic care (one of the more accepted forms of alternate therapy)?

We could spearhead a Wishadoo! write-in to Olbermann and the National Association of Free Clinics, which is coordinating these events, to follow up with these other services for which there is a dire need.

Also, I anticipate the Groups feature at Wishadoo will be instrumental in brainstorming about ways to create this new world of more compassionate communities.

You can create groups yourself once you join. I haven't done a shout-out at DU yet, but I'd love to have people join the ENTREPRENEUR/SMALL BUSINESS group to brainstorm about ways to create jobs and ventures and support those who are; the ANIMAL/PET group to focus on issues and needs affecting those creatures; etc., etc., etc.

For those who belong to Care2 and Yahoo groups and other groups which focus on community and issues, maybe a group could be created FOR them within Wishadoo -- for that community to be able to make use of Wishadoo's tools.

What I envision is this: Just as existing groups and organizations have Facebook pages, for example, I'd love to create Groups for them AT Wishadoo, so they can make use of the Wishlist and Resource Directory to further the good they're doing already.

It's all connected. We can all work together. Personally, I'm on a mission to get rid of all the fragmentation that drains energy and resources.

If you have any ideas about this or want to send people my way -- or direct me somewhere to connect with other groups you belong to -- please let me know. Or, if you want to create Groups at Wishadoo for your interest and expertise, please do! We already have our spirituality group at the other ASAH forum, but anything other than that would be great!

I'll be creating an Our Collective Wellness group within Wishadoo when I get that going... (http://www.ourcollectivewellness.com); no one has come forth wanting to be involved there yet, so I shall wait. :)

Thanks and :grouphug: :grouphug:

[FirstLight]

1. PM me if you need some flyers made or some design

or even if you need help writing these ideas/requests...

GREAT IDEA! :hug: It's time for us to make our own healthcare and get our needs met by using COMMUNITY!!

[Cleita]

2. I have been mulling over in my mind about how people

could get together to form a non-profit health insurance to put into the exchange. It could work like a public option. I just don't know where one would get the seed money or anything for that matter about running an insurance company. I would like it to work like Medicare does today, but cover 100% instead of 80% and cover dental and vision. I would also like to cover everyone somehow too who can't get reasonable health insurance. Maybe Medicaid could help for those who can't afford insurance. It would be a gigantic undertaking I know. But it occurred to me that if we could get people to give us their premium money instead of to the for profits and if we could operate at less that 5% overhead, it could work. I wonder if Warren Buffet wants to give his money away to such an enterprise? I could create jobs too.

[rosesaylavee]

3. Create a short business proposal ... show him how it would work

with a real expense/income spreadsheet. I bet his group or maybe Soros' group would take a look at it.

[Cleita]

4. Sorry, I don't have the business savvy to do that

but I wish someone who does, especially someone experienced with health insurance, like a Wendell Potter, the former Cigna CEO turned whistle blower, would do something like this.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. Why don't you try to reach Wendell Potter?

He may have some excellent feedback and guidance if you can interact with him. He feels like a good first person to contact about this idea, Cleita. The DUer, DFW, seems to have a lot of good high-level contacts -- maybe you can PM him?

If you can gather those with insurance know-how, I'll help however I can.

:hi:

[rosesaylavee]

6. I agree with OGR re Wendell

The world is truly a small space... you never know where that idea will take you and who would be intrigued.

[Cleita]

7. Thanks for the advice rosesaylavee and OGR and I believe I will follow up on

this by contacting those people as suggested. It always takes a village doesn't it to make an idea that seems far fetched into a possibility? I will let you know what I come up with and yes anyone who wants to help me on this please do.

First I believe I will have to work on a proposal to make my thoughts very clear on this. When I'm done I will post it here for suggestions before I send it on.

Again, thanks! What I thought was a pipe dream, could become a possibility. :-)

[Desertrose]

8. I had thought about this idea/possiblity, too Cleita.

Can you imagine if we could do this and not have to deal with insurance companies and cover those who really can use it?

Awesome idea Cleita :hug: worth taking further for sure!