SIT-INS today

Upcoming Mobilizations for Health Care for All
Oct 26, 2009 — KZeese

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – Sit-ins in health insurance offices in 17 cities.

Visit http://www.MobilizeForHealthCare.org for more information.

1) Newark, NJ – 12:30 PM, 10/28 – Blue Cross Blue Shield
Contact: Carol Gay, carolgay747@aol.com, 732-616-1751
2) Columbus, OH – 11:30 AM, 10/28 – undisclosed health insurance office
Contact: Drew Smith, drewsmith86@gmail.com, 330-703-0556
3) Philadelphia, PA – 12 PM – Anthem Blue Cross
Contact: Jeff Muckensturm, jeff@healthcare-now.org
4) Fort Lauderdale area – 10 AM, 10/28 – CIGNA in Sunrise, FL
Contact: Al Rogers, democrat.activist@gmail.com, 561-283-0299
5) San Francisco, CA – 7:30 AM, 10/28 – undisclosed health insurance office
Contact: Dan Hodges, actforsinglepayer@gmail.com, 510-263-2409
6) Rochester, NY – 12 PM, 10/28 – MVP Insurance
Contact: Rebecca Elgie, healthylink@gmail.com, 607-272-0621
7) Los Angeles, CA – 10 AM, 10/28 – CIGNA
Contact: Laura Flanagan, l
eflanagan@hotmail.com, 305-542-3570
8) Atlanta, GA – 10 AM, 11/4 – Blue Cross Blue Shield
Contact: Denise Woodall, denisewoodallksu@yahoo.com
9) Reno, NV – 2 PM – Blue Cross (rally only, no sit-in)
Contact: Lisa Stiller, koffeenut@yahoo.com, 775-232-2823
10) San Diego, CA – 10 AM, 11/3 – Blue Shield
Contact: Jerry Malamud, aabs@aol.com, 858-270-5562
11) Baltimore, MD – 12 PM, 10/29 – CareFirst
Contact: Kevin Zeese, kzeese@earthlink.net, (301) 995-6582
12) Seattle, WA – 10/28 – undisclosed health insurance office
Lila Z, pdx.lila@gmail.com, 503-267-0387
13) Louisville, KY – 10 AM 10/29 – Humana insurance
Contact: Kay Tillow, nursenpo@aol.com, 917-621-7268
14) Providence, RI – 11 AM, 10/28 – United Healthcare
Contact: Robert, robert@ripda.org, 401-497-7419
15) New York, NY – 10 AM, 10/28 – Wellpoint insurance
Contact: Jean Fox, jeanmaryfox@yahoo.com, 917-280-7279
16) Portland, OR – 11/4 – undisclosed health insurance office
Contact: Jim Ferner, vjday153@hotmail.com, 503-231-0847
17) Detroit, MI – 12 PM, 11/2 – Blue Cross
Contact: Precious Daniels, vicious1@hotmail.com, 313-361-4318

Invite to Patients Not Profits Rally and Sit In

Time: October 28, 2009 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Location: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Citizens Protest of Denial of Care by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield – National Day of Action for Medicare for All.  Some Protesters Will SIT-IN and Risk Arrest Oct.28 at Newark Hdqtrs.

WHEN: Wednesday October 28th 12:30 to 1:30 PM – gather at rear of Penn Station at noon

WHERE: Horizon Corporate Offices, 3 Penn Plaza East Behind Newark Penn Station

MARCH FOR EXPANDED MEDICARE FOR ALL 10/16/2009 New Brunswick

Friday October 16, 5-7 PM
New Brunswick: Meet at Albany and George Streets

March Route – Albany and George to train station at Albany and Easton up to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, back to Albany Street to George, George to Livingston Ave. across from the theaters, down George to New Street and back up George to Albany Street.

Sponsored by Central Jersey Health Care Now! 732-771-7882 ellenwhitt@optonline.net

Speakers – We will invite Tom Knoche, Maretta Short, Ray Stever, Loretta Weinberg, Larry Hamm and a physician to speak. Solidarity Singers will attend.

Street Theater – Props are being prepared. We need Hospital Gowns and people to wear them. We need volunteers to participate as insurance CEO’s, medical personnel, etc.  Please contact us if you can take a role: CarolGay747@aol.com

We need additional volunteers to help teams post leaflets, distribute lit, and petition.

Petitions for Single Payer Healthcare

Implement Single Payer Health Reform NOW
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/implement-single-payer-health-reform-now

Congressional Budget Office Estimate for Single Payer
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/cbo-estimate-single-payer-now

This is a well written petition.  All results go to Congressman Kucinich.
http://healthcare.kucinich.us/petition/

Written from physicians’ perspective
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Obama-Come-Back-TO-Single-Payer

This one has the most signatures I’ve seen so far (708 as of 9/25/09)
http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/free_equal_health_care_for_all

Another well written letter
http://www.healthcare-now.org/petition/

Progressive Democrats of America – healthcare not warfare
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=healthpet

H.R. 676 would expand Medicare for all Americans

There is a single payer bill in Congress, H.R. 676, to expand Medicare to all American citizens regardless of age or income. Single payer is not socialized medicine because the doctors and hospitals will remain private.  It is called single payer because the government is the only payer.

It is affordable.  Americans are currently paying enough for health care for all – we just do not receive it because over 30 percent of our money goes to administrative costs and profits.  Single payer would save us $350 billion dollars per year.

There would be no limits on coverage and no deductibles, co-pays or cost sharing in any way.   Single payer includes primary care, emergency care, dental, prescription drugs, long term care, mental heath services, and preventative care among other things.  If you want a service not covered by the plan, you still have the option to buy private insurance for those services.

Single payer will allow our doctors to make better and more timely decisions for us, because it will cut out the middle man.  Currently many medical decisions are made by HMO executives who have their profits in mind.  Single payer will free our doctors to do their jobs with our health in mind.

This is truly the bill that will give us choice: the choice to receive care regardless of financial circumstances, choice of physician, choice of a variety of care services and the right to make the healthy choice.