U.S. Healthcare Forum,Barbara Lee,Citizens' Hearing & Truth Commission,Medicare,Universal Healthcare,California Nurses Association March 25, 2006

U.S. Healthcare Forum Citizens' Hearing and Truth Commission, with Congresswoman Barbara Lee as honorary chair, will explore limitations of for-profit healthcare. Come out to extend Medicare to everyone. Lunch Included

@ The Forum Building, Laney College (10th St. entrance). Karen, (510) 839-6012

Background:
http://www.calnurses.org/healthcare/

Details (PDF):
http://www.calnurses.org/healthcare/oakland_health_hearing_032506.pdf

Had it with private health care?

Why let the profiteers continue to run the show?

45 million Americans are uninsured because of health insurer greed. Over the past month the nation's largest insurers reported record profits. A new universal healthcare program will remove greed and waste from the current system and give us more healthcare for our money.

Get Involved:

SUPPORT SB 840 (KUEHL) - Healthcare For All Californians

The California Health Insurance Reliability Act would establish a California Health Insurance System to be administered by the newly created California Health Insurance Agency under the control of an elected Health Insurance Commissioner. The bill would make all California residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the California Health Insurance System, which would, on a single-payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for those services.

SUPPORT HR 676 (CONYERS) - Healthcare For All Americans

The United States National Health Insurance Act establishes an American a single payer health care system. The bill would create a publically financed, privately delivered health care program that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving it to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans, guaranteed by law, will have access to the highest quality and cost effective health care services regardless of one?s employment, income, or health care status.