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IN THE NEWS


Senator outlines health-reform
proposal
Finance Committee Chairman
Baucus releases blueprint for
2009 debate
- Market Watch

“Call To Action” Health Reform 2009
White Paper from Sen. Baucus - Full Text

Press Release & Executive Summary - Link
“Call To Action” Health Reform 2009
website – Senate Finance Committee

 


“Health Care Can’t Wait”
by Sen. Edward Kennedy

Washington Post

 

 

Congressional Activity on Comprehensive Health Reform
Ramps Up
- Kaiser Daily Report


 

Health care reform: One bill or
several?
- Politico

 

 

Residents ask for health care
UW Badger Herald (WI)


 

Health-care measure remains in
doubt
- Arizona Daily Star


 

Nonprofit Group Goes To Polls To
Push For Universal Care

Hartford Courant (CT)


 

Gouging Women on Health
Insurance
- New York Times


 

Health insurance costs more in
Colorado
- Colorado Springs Gazette


 

Wyndmoor physician works for health-care reform - Ft. Washington Montgomery Newspapers (PA)


 

Women Buying Health Policies Pay
a Penalty
- New York Times


 

States forced to cut health coverage
for poor
- USA Today



The battle of the medical bills
Doctors and insurers blame each other
for an administrative headache that
is driving up the nation's healthcare costs.

(1st of 3) -
Los Angeles Times



Health insurers reinvent
themselves as money managers
Many rush to open banks as more
Americans open health savings accounts,
a tax-sheltered way to pay medical bills.
(2nd of 3) - Los Angeles Times



An eroding model for health insurance (3rd of 3) - Los Angeles Times



'Myth' of uninsured overcrowding
ERs debunked, study says
- USA Today



Collaboration Between States,
Federal Government Key To Health
Care Reform
- Science Daily



Florida 's Medicaid Reform:
Informed Consumer Choice?

Health Affairs



Privatizing health care is not the
answer: lessons from the U.S.

Canadian Medical Association Journal



Why the Bailout Won’t Have to
Compete With Medicare or
Universal Coverage
- New York Times



Get Sick, Get Out:
The Medical Causes of
Home Mortgage Foreclosures

Health Matrix


FOR YOUR INFORMATION


Tell President Elect Obama Health Care Reform Must be a Top Priority

 

Stand Up for Health Care
A New Project from Families USA
Petition Link

 

Secure Health Care for All Campaign
National Physicians Alliance

Physician Sign-on Letter - link

 

Physicians for a National Health Program - Link


Pledge to Keep Health Care
on the Map
SEIU

   

 

Stop the Assault on Medicare 
NEW! Alliance to Restore Medicare

 


Platform for Progress - NWLC

Improving Women’s Health - Link

 


Increasing Democracy: Ballot Initiatives 2008 - Progressive States Network

 

 

Premiums vs. Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Workers - Families USA

 
  

San Francisco Health Care for All

Background info – UC Berkeley Labor Center

Healthy San Francisco - Link

9th Circuit Ruling - Link

Ordinance - Link

Lawsuit – Link

 


Health Care Message of the Week
Herndon Alliance

 


Health Care for America Now! Campaign

Call Congress:  Which Side are You On?
New Movie “DIAGNOSIS: NOW!
from Brave New Films
Watch Trailer - YouTube

 


PBS Documentary “CRITICAL CONDITION” – American Documentary/POV

Watch Trailer - YouTube
Viewers Guide – click here
Host a Screening – click here

 


Guaranteed Affordable Choice:
A plan to provide quality health coverage
to all North Carolinians

NC Justice Center’s Health Access Coalition

 



Senate Finance Committee 2008
Health Reform Summit

Link to learn more and view summit


 

‘Sick Around the World’Frontline/PBS

Frontline/PBS Teacher’s Guide
House Party How to Guide
Tennessee Health Care Campaign

 


Health Care Pulse of New York State Small Business – NEW SURVEY from BALCONY

 


Latino Voices in Universal Heath Insurance Organizes - Link

 


National Bandwagon Tour for Health Care for All
Vote Healthcare.org

 


Small business speaks up on health care

Small Business Majority

 


Health Care for All at Top of Agenda RESULTS

Congressional Candidates Laser Talk

 


State Health Reform Resources


Empty Promise: Searching for Health Insurance in an Unfair MarketFamilies USA

 

 

Insuring Health or Ensuring Profit?  A Snapshot of the Health Insurance Industry in the United StatesNorthwest Federation of Community Organizations

 

Failing Grades: State Consumer Protections in the Individual Health Insurance Market Families USA

 

State Law Resources: Lobbying and Election LawAlliance for Justice

 

Identifying and Evaluating Equity Provisions in State Health Care Reform - Families USA

 

Health-Care-for-All On the Installment Plan Progressive States Network

2007 Analysis - 2008 Policies

 

Health Care Reform Advocacy in 12 States Set to Receive a Boost - Robert Wood Johnson & Community Catalyst

 

New Web-Based Guide to State Health Reform for Advocates - Community Catalyst & Families USA



Women Organize for Health Care

Raising Women’s Voices for Health Care We Need – a joint project of Avery Institute for Social Change; MergerWatch; National Women’s Health Network - Link
Principles
Campaign Action Plan

National Women’s Law Center
National and State-by-State Report Card
The Affordability Gap
A Framework for Moving Forward

Reform Matters: Making Real Progress
for Women & Health Care

Toolkit
Conference Calls

  Nowhere to Turn: How the Individual Health
  Insurance Market Fails Women
  New Report 


Messaging & Framing Resources

How to Talk About Health Care:
Latest Polling Results by Celinda Lake

American Values, American Solutions: Overcoming the Barriers to Health Reform
Herndon Alliance

Research and Polling Presentation
by
Celinda LakeKaiser webcast

Business Engagement Working Group
Summary, Report, Appendix

Framing for Single Payer Advocates
Physicians for a National Health Program




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