press releases by Physicians for a National Health Plan...docs DO favor UHC

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.pnhp.org/news/articles-of-interest

[WCGreen]

1. IKt looks as if having Brown in the governors mansion will get Single Payer

or California.

And as California Goes, so goes the country...

At least that is what I got from the article.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Oregon has plans as well.

A bit of information here. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/11/kitzhabers_second_try.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I believe that bill is winding its way through our legislature...

And will be ready for Governor-elect Brown to sign as soon as he takes office in January.

It is said that having that go into effect will save California 8 billion dollars. And there are many places where we can put that kind of money to good use.

I'm going to look for a link ...

On edit: Couldn't find a current link. Oh well.

[kestrel91316]

2. Mad As Hell Doctors:

http://madashelldoctors.com/about/

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Mad As Hell Doctors are physicians and other advocates who in August 2009 decided that we were indeed mad as hell about the cruel and inefficient system of health care that we have in the US. Last September, as the healthcare debate raged in Congress, we embarked on three week road trip through the heartland of America, speaking at single payer rallies and town halls in churches and union halls, universities, public parks and arts centers in 30 towns and cities in 15 states. We attracted 6,000 participants and interviewed hundreds of Americans on camera. We carried the message of their suffering under our current health care system to our Congress members in Washington, D.C.

Since returning from our caravan we have continued to press for single payer health care reform and other changes in our health care system that are needed to restore health for Americans individually and as a society.

Whereas,

All Americans deserve essential health care,
Servicing the for-profit private health insurance industry adds substantially to cost, has pressed our country to the brink of bankruptcy, and does not contribute anything to the well being of our citizens, and
Single payer systems around the developed world provide universal health care, at less cost, with better outcomes;
We recommend that

The Federal government provide essential health education and care to every American by designing and implementing a publicly accountable, single payer health care system, funded by taxpayers with the expressed goal of accomplishing the greatest health and least suffering at the least cost.

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[MissMarple]

5. I do know that a lot of practices are closing to new Medicare patients, even if they aren't full.

They are afraid they will be paid even less than they are now, and now the payments don't always meet expenses. This may be more in the urban areas, the reimbursement schedules are different than rural areas.